As Albert is walking around the farm and contemplating he sees Aidens parents make their way home. His mother was pulling a carriage from the town and his father was walking beside her.
Slowly, albert walked toward them. I'm taking the body of their son. I better not mention or let them think I was possessing him unless they exorcize me. “ Need a hand? “ Albert said before reaching his mom “ sure, this can be a lesson for u” and smiled. She didn't move from the position, just gave him some space to hold the wooden handle that pulls the carriage. He tries and can barely move it an inch before remembering from Aidens memory that both his parents are [Silver] and their bodies were far stronger than his. His mom gave him a warning look” Now you can imagine the result of disobedience” . She pulls the carriage just enough to move it, making Albert exert all his power to push it. This monster family, and I was happy with my strength and speed earlier.
He made tea for his parents, trying to win them over quickly. “Father , mother, tomorrow morning will be going to the Eldorian festival with Ronan”. Father raised an eyebrow “ that doesn't sound like asking for permission.” . “ well, I did ask for the last festival and told me i can go to the next one.” looking at his parents' unconvinced faces he hurried to clarify “ It won't be only me, Ronan is going. We will be straight as arrows and not cause any trouble I promise. I just want to see it, you know?”
His father "Every journey shapes us. It's an opportunity you shouldn't miss. But be cautious, son." was that supposed to be wisdom? .Turning to his mother “2 conditions, first you will clean your room, I don't want to wait for 2 months for that. Second, I'll pack for you and don't want to hear your complaining.”. Albert furrowed his eyebrows in confusion before it hit him. That probably sounded like a punishment to young men, he already made the bed and nothing needed his cleaning. And packing for him is actually great. “Alright, i wanna help in the packing because i wanna know whats in there”
They continued in casual conversation until his mother said “ oh yeah, we got Ethereal Sap from Old man Roe. I was planning to use it tomorrow. But since you're leaving tomorrow might as well use some of it now”. From Aidens memories, Ethereonsap can be used for formations that gather the Ethereon in an area that makes cultivation multiple times faster than normal. And Only people who reached [Gold] can make it. And Old man Roe is the Only [Gold] in town. There is a huge demand for it and Old man Roe can only make so much, since the trees only produce sap spring.
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Going to the cultivation ground, a wooden floor with no walls or ceiling just in front of the chicken coop. He went carried a small jar of the Ethereonsap, and mother brought a sheet of paper and brush.” I don't need to read the formation, I know it ….” his father complained. Before a sharp gaze of his mother made him stop mid sentence. “ I guess there is no harm in using it as a reference.” Father chuckled and so did albert.
His father used a brush to paint a gathering formation around the three. Aiden saw it last year and it was impressive, Albert now was trying to understand how it work. It seems the Etheroensap acts like a bait or attracts the energy, but the formation drives it in certain directions like airflow but not. Maybe like water pipes make it go in one direction. As he is pondering his father finished “ Cycle your energy slowly and don't push yourself”. He hummed in understanding and closed his eyes, trying to feel this 6th sense he gained of feeling the Ethereon around him. Cycling the Ethereon is almost like a breathing ritual where you inhale and moving the air in your lungs a certain way can push the Ethereon to your core and then move it around the body. It's hard, and requires focus like sweeping the floor with a broom taped to your waist. Slowly his Ethereon sense allows him to feel it condensing around him. Trying to sense more while cycling is hard but he has the faint feeling that the formations act more like airflow around him. Holding the cycling position for an hour was hard, but he knew it was something he needed to do. He can feel the amount of progress he is taking, it's almost like this hour was worth half a year of cultivating. A pleased smile appeared on his mother's face “ You lasted the whole hour this time, maybe I was worrying too much about you.”. Albert couldn't help but a smile back. This is a rare opportunity for his cultivation, people usually reach silver in their late 30s or 40s. Ethereonsap can reduce it by years. Old man roe only sells enough to be able to do 3 sessions. After the dinner Aiden's mother assisted him in packing until he wasn't sure if he could carry the backpack.
After the rooster woke up the following day, he got up quickly still feeling the energy of youth and maybe Ethereon, he made his bed and made sure the room is clean before he went to the outhouse, that's a little inconvenient, maybe I should invent sewage system for when the winter is here? . He found his mother in the kitchen preparing eggs and cheese for breakfast, and he sat down and ate quietly. Im glad no i don't have to talk first thing in the morning. Huh? I wonder if they have coffee. Sadly, after confirming Aidens memory the best he can hope for is a warm tea in the morning.
After breakfast he said his goodbyes and left after promising his mother for the tenteenth time he will be careful and not cause any troubles. A few minutes of walking he saw Ronan waving at him from the road and a young lady with him. Elara scowled after looking at Aidens confused face “What? You think I wasn't going even after I said I would?”. Albert realized it was actually exactly like that Aidens memory confirmed that her parents wouldn’t allow her to travel now summer is coming and more hands are needed in the inn. “ Yep..” said with a straight face. Elara threw a pebble at him and went wide. I think she needs to get her eyesight checked. “Alright, enough with this. We have a long journey ahead of us, we need to run for a while if we wanna make it to Faerystone before nightfall.”