A few months go by, Dr Rath brought back several books on languages, medical stuff, biology, and more which I’m reading, slowly filling in those towers in the memory palace. Comparing the Memory Crystal to the Memory Palace, the Palace is definitely better but the crystal allows you to share the images through other devices.

  While I was having a break from checking out the Palace and the clones were doing some combat training, Epego approaches and sits on the ground next to me.

  “How goes the training?” “Good, we might even level up some things soon.”

  “It's always amazing to me when I see it, to think you could have a dozen clones going out and doing things while you can relax if it's a hard day.”

  “Its not all sunshine and rainbows as we say back home, sometimes I get the feeling that the clones might resent being created to do a menial task. I know it might seem like I’m bragging but it takes discipline and knowing yourself to truly use this Power.”

  “Where’s Aikoki? I haven’t seen him in a while.”

  “He mentioned something about not wanting to see me train for a bit, says he does not want to cheat on the exam. Whatever that means. That and he's been busy helping Malter on the farm with the others.”

  We sit there, watching the clones fight. Mostly with water but we are also trying to add the future ice and steam movements into the fight. Even if it does nothing.

  “Hmm, Coans birthday is next week. Have you decided on a cover story?”

  “Yes, all sorted now. What did you think about my present?”

  Epego replies with a smile, “Coan will love it, he loves hearing about Earth and seeing what you share through the Memory Crystal. You know that those crystals cost as much as a house right? It's strange seeing it!”

  Epego chuckles, Memory Crystals are something crazy here, I haven’t sorted out what a dollar might be worth here but they cost about the same or more than a large house with some farm land.

  While looking over the ocean I ask, “I also have a question, I am currently developing one of my Powers. Soon it will reach a point where it will be able to show the Powers, possible abilities and more of a person. I wonder if you would be interested in it for Coan. Maybe give him a chance to see where he sits, something to strive toward perhaps?”

  “Why ask me? At fifteen he is no longer a child, he can make his own decisions.”

  “True, but you are his mother. Where I come from, it would only be right to ask his parents.”

  “I’m fine with it so long as it does not hurt him, I worry about him you know? I wonder what he will be like once your gone, will he leave to become an Adventurer, living a dangerous life or will he stay here?”

  Taking a deep breath in and out Epego continues, “Sorry, you should not have to hear that. I suppose you might ask Malter as well?”

  “I plan to, and its fine. I was also thinking about that myself. My mum is like that sometimes, if we are running late back home she will stay up all night waiting. If we are away from home or overseas she’ll also stay up worrying” I reply with a slight smile. “But then, that is what parents are supposed to do right?”

  Chuckling she replies, “Yes, you're right about that. I came out here to let you know that Abcier is on his way. He should be here in about 20 minutes.”

  “Thanks, I’ll head inside soon.”

  As Epego leaves I have a look at the System Interface and the training myself and the clones have done, new settings added and more information gives us a better idea of what we have.

  We still don’t know for certain what the break through points are, are they some kind of stat point or just a position or mindset we need to be in? Who knows for now, It's been nearly a year here in this place, on this farm doing nothing but studying and training. I need to get these done or I'll lose my mind a little!

  Ok, I might be exaggerating a bit there, we have a job to do so lets do it. I get up and walk over to the clones who see me and pause the training. “Abcier will be here soon, take a few and then swap over to the Power and Info training. We’ll do that till dinner and we’ll call it there.”

  The clones reply with an array of “Got it”, “no worries boss”, “ugh I hate being the tank”, “what did Epego want?”

  “Just to talk about Coans birthday a bit and that Abcier is coming, it’ll be in the memory palace if you lot want to snoop” I reply with a cheeky grin, gotta admit the main difference between me and my clones might be that they want to know everything I do. They want the Tea if you know what I mean.

  Turning around to groans, chuckles and a some other jokes thrown back and forth I head into the house and grab a drink. Soon enough Abcier arrived and after some quick hello’s and an offered water later we sit down and he pulls out a small amulet from his robes.

  “I had a courier deliver this from the Kingdom of Bramland from down south, there the memorial sells items that are said to be crafted by the OutWorlder there who helped put down a rebellion many years ago. The history of it I don’t know, but this should be enough to get you past the walls.”

  “Is it the real thing?” The amulet is a small circular piece with a two legged bird on it that almost looks like a very slim emu, on the opposite side it has a stamp of a castle floating over the water. At least I think its water…

  “Maybe, the OutWorlder there was apparently known to create small trinkets for their friends and sometimes on commission. Over the years quite a few knock-offs got created as expected and so there are now many people who collect the originals.”

  “Thanks for getting this to me, hows the cover story going?” “Good, its all been changed on their end. If anyone goes to look at the records now, at first glance it will look like you had been reported missing and now you have been found.”

  “I’m surprised Knowledge does not help with missing persons cases, it would solve a lot of problems.” “Yes well, we are not the gods. We know not what their plans are. When are you thinking of leaving?”

  “That close call we had with the Institute was too close, once I Rank Up the things I’m already working on I’ll head off. About mid next year, if the Institute finds the Coans while I’m still here I don't know if I could forgive myself for putting them in that situation. Especially Coan.”