Altair still barely still holding her excitement asked another question
"Please please just a little bit of a hint won't hurt."
"Please auntie, pleaseee."
Even Atlas joined in with Altair to gang up on their Aunt while they where both making puppy dog pleading faces.
This caused Arians smirk to faulter bc her heart skipped a beat at how cute they where acting. Ignoring the food and picked both of them up in a hug and started kissing on their cheek's which cause the garden to be filled with giggles.
After a few they settled down and Arian spoke while holding Atlas and Altair in her lap
"Okay kiddos i'll give you a question to answer your question, is there water in the air?"
Both kids looked around them with confused faces trying to see this water in the air they missed earlier but after looking all around them they shook their heads
"Auntie i don't see any water…"
Atlas answered sounding a bit hesitant but his expression changed to a bit more resolute one when Altair spoke up
"Auntie there's no water in the air… It's just.. well.. air."
This caused Arian to start laughing. After getting her laughs out she said while wiping the tear from corner of her eye
"Dearest do you know how it rains? why it rains? and how it continues to keep raining?"
After thinking for a while and racking their little brains for an answer they shook their heads while looking at their Aunt.
"I'll give you a hint."
After looking around for a few seconds she fixed her focus on a cloud floating off in the distance. Following her gaze the twins looked at the cloud.
"Clouds?"
Atlas asked in questions tone but after thinking about it both him and Altair said at the same time in an excited voice like they just found a missing treasure.
"Rain!"
Nodding her head she asked another question
"How to clouds form?"
After thinking about it for a while and staring at the clouds in the sky their brains short circuited from thinking too much.
Laughing at them then patting their heads she said
"To sum it up it's heat, where does the heat come from? The sun. The sun heats the water making water vapor. When it gets high enough into the sky it starts to cool down and what you see when it cools down is clouds. When the clouds get big and heavy they drop the water that's condensed and that's how you get rain."
Atlas and Altair took in what she said like a sponge and started asking more questions but where cleanly avoiding by asking them more questions.
After a few rounds of questions and questions Arian said
"Alright, alright time to eat before it all gets warm. Remember your questions and make sure to ask everyone of them to your Mother and Father when they return kay?"
Both nodded their heads and started to eat their lunch.
…
After finishing lunch they all headed back upstairs to the third floor to start their next lesson.
In a quite atmosphere with the only sound being the gentle breeze blowing against the curtain causing them to tap on the wall. Atlas and Altair sat alone on a bean bag that Arian had pulled out of her storage ring for them to get comfortable on while they read.
They where both reading the same book that is on a higher reading level than what they're used to. With their brows furrowed they where starting at a page while sounding out a word that they where stuck on.
After a while they got up and took the book with them and walked out onto the balcony where Arian was standing, puffing on a pipe, looking out on the land and mountains.
Opening the door and walking up to her Atlas asked point at the book
"Auntie how do you pronounce this word here?"
Blowing out a puff of smoke she looked over at the word that Atlas was pointing at which was 'anemone' and giggle
"It's anemone, which is a type of flower, to say it repeat after me, uh-neh-muh-nee. Simple right?"
"Uh-neh-muh-nee, Haha finally!"
Both Atlas and Altair said at the same time and celebrated by high fiving each other before taking off running back inside.
Looking at the two running off, Arian laughed under her breath while slightly shaking her head.
"Anemone huh.."
She muttered under her breath while looking up at the sky and taking another drag from her pipe. Blowing out smoke she sighed and tapped her pipe on the railing to empty it before heading back in side.
…
After around another hour and a half Arian, Atlas and Altair where sitting back at the table with a map layer out infront of them.
Atlas sat calmly while studying the map before him with a serene look on his face but his eyes held excitement.
Meanwhile Altair was standing in her seat, pointing at random places on the map asking Arian about the locations and what all way there.
The map was focused on the northern part of the continent that showed a large mountain range. The mountain range was labeled The Reverse River Mountain range. The ginormous river that flows between the mountains is how it got its name.
The Reverse River flows throughout the whole continent but the widest part of it flows through the center of the mountain range.
They live on the largest mountain in the range named the Roaring River Mountain, clearly claimed and named by their father considered his Sects name.
Their house wasn't marked on the map but the Sect was marked 3/4th of the way up on the south side of mountain with a large city at the base of the mountain near the river.
Their mountain has a lot of waterfalls and creeks running all over it. Arian told them that their house is situated on the north west side of the the mountain a few miles from the peak.
"There's a restriction placed by Maxwell, your father, so that the only way to get up to your home is to walk the path up the mountain. So no flying or teleportation will work, this starts from the Sect upwards till a few miles above the peak. Unless you have his permission and have his mark of passage can you freely travel up."
There are 6 other surrounding main mountains that are the largest in the mountain range. With only 3 of them being named, The Spring Flower Mountain, Big Boulder Mountain and Aarush Mountain.
Pointing at one of the mountains thats covered in green, Arian started speaking again
"The Spring Flower Mountain was know for it's thick vegetation, with trees and plants covering half way up the mountain. It has a dense forest at the base that houses numerous wildlife species and monsters.The Sect, named Edens Paradise Sect, that inhabits the mountain mainly specializes on pill making, medicines, alchemy and plant manipulation. They're more of a pacifist bunch unless it comes to rare ingredients, then they're more like an entitled child."
Pointing at the map at a mountain, that was near Spring Flower mountain and colored in red Atlas asked about it
"That mountain is the Aarush Mountain that's owned by the Fire and Flame Sect. There mountain has active magma pools deep within it, that sometimes makes it way to the surface. What makes this mountain stand out the most is the red soil and clay throughout the area. A lot of their disciple work with the disciple pill makers of Edens Paradise Sect in pill refining to hone their skill by practicing with one another. They specialize in fire manipulation, martial arts and forging. Their area is home to a lot of fire type beasts and know for being a hot area. They tend to get angry easily so watch your manners if you ever visit.
Over here is the Big Boulder mountain, it's called that because in the past it used to have water flowing down the mountain causing the rocks and soil to erode. Because of this there are a lot of naturally rounded rocks and most parts of the mountain are rounded. Now it's mostly just an earthen area known for its metals, minerals and other natural resources.
The Sect there is called the Terra Bryn Sect, known for their earth manipulation, mining, building skills and machinery. Stubborn bunch of people, make sure not to haggle them too much or they might ban you for doing business…"
Altair pointed to a place just below the mountain rage that the Reverse River flows to and asked
"What place is this below the mountain Auntie?"
"That dear is the Everdawn Dynasty, one of the largest human city's. They are known for their military prowess, music, food and many more things. There's tons of smaller Sects there but aren't as strong as the Sects here."
Arian answered in a proud tone of voice.
"Hey Atty, do you think that's where the princess from mommy's story is from there?"
"The one with the dragon.. maybe?"
"Pfft! HAHAHAHA!"
Arian started busting out laughing while holding her stomach
"What's wrong Auntie?"
Atlas asked while looking at her weirdly as well as Altair
"N-Nothi- Hahaha, Nothing.. don't mind me, just thought of something funny."
She said waving her hand while inwardly she was shaking her hand and thought 'Really sis?'