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I’m a bad
sorcerer. I can’t even conjure any food other than this.”
    He studied the food thoughtfully. I studied him
thoughtfully. “ I see your predicament ,” he finally said. “ Did you
make your wand, buy it, or inherit it ?”
    I noticed he didn’t ask if I had stolen it. My
brothers stole their wands from the best-known wand-maker in all of Akadema,
but I could never do that to the poor old man who made his living by providing
high-quality, intricately carved tools of magic. “I made it.” I explained
exactly how I tried to make it and how it transformed the first time I used it.
    “ I see ,” Merlin said. “ I cannot understand
how anyone could use a wand they bought. Your wand is created with your magic and uses your magic. Conjuring meat is the same as hunting; it
requires a sacrifice of life. The magic inside you is incapable of that, so
your wand is incapable of that .”
    I clenched my teeth to keep my mouth shut until I
could keep the whining out of my voice. “There is no wizard in my entire
family, so I can’t possibly have light magic!”
    He sighed in my mind. “ I know that occultism on
Caldaca is unique, but you seem to misunderstand the foundation of magic. I see
that I have much to teach you before you can face Magnus .”
    “If you want Magnus’s help, why are you helping me
knowing I want to defeat him?”
    “ I have my ways, young sorcerer .” He then
nodded to the apple and broccoli. “ Eat while you can and I will hunt for
myself .” He disappeared into the darkness of the forest without another
word.
    I grimaced and scooped the apple and broccoli into my
satchel for later, along with the magic box.
     
    *          *          *
     
    Soon, the sun peeked over the horizon and Merlin
returned. Light streamed through the gaps in the leaves of the trees above and
glowed softly against his multi-colored fur. As if he realized how the light
accentuated his arrival, he posed for a moment.
    “What’s the first step in making me a better
sorcerer?” I asked.
    He sat on his haunches. “ Are you trained in
fighting ?” he asked.
    I shook my head. “I’m very good at running away and
hiding from my brothers.”
    He tilted his head a little bit as he considered
this. “ Very well. To defeat the wizard, you will need to know enough magic
to defend yourself and to fight, as well as some powerful weapons and some
minions .”
    “Weapons? Like swords?” I asked, hoping I never had
to tell him that I turned a bunch of swords into flowers.
    “ No. You are not ready for that. I am referring to
magical weapons. Your wand is an instrument of your magic that will be
incapable of doing anything malevolent unless your soul itself is cruel.
Therefore, you will need tools that have their own essence .”
    “We can go to the wand-maker.” I pulled the jewelry
out of my bag. “I have something we can sell to buy a new wand.”
    The wolf looked at the jewelry and sighed heavily. “ You
understand what being cruel and devious is, right ?”
    I frowned. “Right. I’m supposed to steal. But do we
have to steal every time? Lorthton is a kind man who doesn’t make a lot of
money.”
    “ I will not force your hand; I will only tell you
what you must do if you want to be a malicious sorcerer. I personally think you
would make a better wizard .”
    I glared at him. “Don’t call me a wizard.”
    “ As you wish. What is it you plan to do as a
sorcerer ?”
    “Well, I want to be scary and have lots of gold and
women and make my brothers afraid of me and… you know… sorcerer stuff. Hey,
maybe I could just steal from rich people. That’s bad, and I could just say
that everyone else doesn’t have enough to interest me. If I get too much, maybe
I can give some of it to---”
    “ Stop right there ,” Merlin interrupted. “ I
can live with myself after shaping you into the most powerful sorcerer this
world has ever seen because that is the way of the land here. I will