Choosing the Academy

It wasn't something Damien particularly enjoyed admitting, but facts were facts.

Back on Earth, he had attended an ordinary public school, and his exam scores typically hovered around the middle of the pack.

"You already have a basic foundation of education," Theo explained. "Besides, unless you're aiming to earn a teaching license or something similar, graduating isn't particularly difficult. And I'll be here to help you, so you'll be fine."

That was reassuring, but Damien knew better than to take the word of someone obviously intelligent when they said something was "easy."

Still, if graduating only took two or three years, it didn't seem like it would consume too much time or be overly problematic.

"Would it be an issue if I graduated and then took on regular work?" Damien asked, recalling that Leonide and others his age were already working. "Aren't there people already employed at that age?"