Not An Apprentice by Orren McKay
English | 2026 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After being told by the greatest living human wizard that he doesn’t have time for an apprentice, the solution seems obvious.
Yep. Clean his kitchen and cook his dinner.
He doesn’t even throw me out.
Turns out, Southpoint is great. I meet Anna and Zeek. Make all kinds of stuff. Some maybe explodes a little. Joseph makes the best bread ever.
The Master never objects when I tag along. There’s the iceberg. Two actually. The dogmen are so nice. There’s other stuff that isn’t so great.
Mom told me lots of stories growing up about heroes and giants and magic. I want to do all that. Thing is, those stories…
The Master says, “Magic is wonderful. Magic is beautiful. Magic is not safe.”
He’s right.
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