During the rest of that year, nothing different happened.
William turned 3 years old, and I continued helping the villagers with their crops.
I can't say that I've built a strong relationship with them, but I can say that I feel more comfortable with their presence.
Before, they were just strangers; today, they are acquaintances of mine who I help.
Normally, they reward me with their harvests, and this has been very good since our family does not have to depend on money.
Every week, old Titi, a resident of the village, arrives with his carriage with some products for sale.
He sells spices, meats, vegetables, etc.
Occasionally, my parents have to buy something from him to supplement their meals.
The main way we make money here is by selling our stuff to him.
Be it a vegetable or even an old clock.
He says if he is interested and buys the product.
Passing the year at daycare was no challenge.
The tests were simple, and I didn't have any difficulties in my first year.
With the turn of the year, I turned 3 years old, and William turned 4 years old as time went by.
A month after his birthday, William seemed to be bothered by something related to magic.
I didn't know what it was, so I asked him why he was uncomfortable.
"I don't think magic wands are for me." he told me with a look of displeasure.
In fact, William seems to have his movements very restricted due to the wand.
"Why don't you use a sword?" I said. "I've read that swordsmen can also use magic to their advantage." I added.
Later that day, William and Hera went to Legório to buy a dagger because a sword would be too heavy for him to hold.
The dagger he purchased had engravings of dragons on its hilt.
The handle is thick and square. Its pommel is also square, and the guard is made in a quadrilateral shape.
The blade is large and wide, but has the same color as any other. The rest of the dagger is made of wood, with some iron pins supporting the weapon. It doesn't appear to be made of sturdy wood.
Since that day, my brother has started training with this little weapon.
It wasn't long before he began to develop Embedded Magic to strengthen his body.
For the rest of the year, we continued training constantly.
William managed to develop air magic that helped him fight with the dagger.
He basically used Air Magic on his body to become faster.
The Stone Thorns technique that I developed is now much more optimized. I feel like I can do this with a certain ease, almost as if it were something automatic.
"Hey, Light, I have a request to make of you." My train of thought is interrupted by Charles as I'm making his flowers bloom in his backyard.
"And what was it?" I've never seen Charles asking me for anything, it must be important...
"It's a request from the father, you know?" He says scratching his feline ears. "You know my daughter, Katerine, right? She saw you and your brother training in the backyard these days, and she wants you to teach her how to use magic..." He says embarrassed.
It was just what I was missing...
Katerine; she is the daughter of Charles and Maria. She's the same age as me, and has cat ears, just like her father and her mother.
I never got to have a friendship with her, but from what I see at daycare, she is completely euphoric!
"I'll think about what I can do, haha..." I say with a forced smile...