Chapter 4 - Becoming a Mage (2/2)
The old man said while stroking his long beard.
That's impossible a dragon with no magic. He must have got it wrong.
I stood up and walked slowly and carefully towards the old man, trying to keep my balance.
”Don't wie”
”I hwave mawic”
I said angrily putting my finger in his face.
”I'm sorry my young boy, there's nothing I can do”
As the man got close to me while apologising, I decided to grab hold of the man's white beard. I was frustrated he must be lying, trying to hide my great powers from my mother in order to suppress me. I started to yank down on the olds man's beard as I got angry and angrier at the outcome.
My mother jumped across the table and pulled me from the man, but I refused to let go, as she pulled me harder and away from the man a few small grey hairs had come off from his beard into my hand. I was happy and started laughing
”Ga, ga, ga”
The man stood up and yelled
”Get these two out of my sight!”
I stayed silent the whole trip back to our home town, the trip was a long one and my mother was still annoyed at me for what I did to the old man. She eventually fell asleep in the back of the carriage.
I couldn't get to sleep, I was too shocked, was the world punishing me for all the humans I killed? No otherwise why would I have gotten this second chance? I decided that the world must be testing me, if I have no magical ability then I must get my revenge some other way. After all, my father didn't have any magical ability and he was an adventurer.
When we eventually got home my mother broke the bad news to my father. My father was upset but not at the same level my mother was.
The next morning we were sitting at the dinner table eating I had finally learnt how to control my hands and was using the tools they handed me, I realised that it made the eating experience better and easier and there was no need to clean myself after. After we had all finished eating I had something I wanted to ask my Father. I put down my knife and fork and looked towards my father.
”Dad, cwn you teawch me to figwht”
My dads' eyes started to shine, it seems like his dream was coming true after all.