When he returns to her the next day, it is clear he has practiced through the night. If he’s disappointed to learn that her tricks aren’t magic at all, he hides it well. She demonstrates the first sleight of hand. Even then, even when he wanders booth to booth and corner to corner every day for a month, begging to learn, we don’t take him.Īt our behest, the Great Gretta takes him under her tutelage. ![]() He contemplates the tawdry illusions of the market square with more intensity than most, until he is marked for us by his own curiosity. He watches the street magicians every day, with a hunger in his eyes that says he knows he could do what they do. This isn’t about lineage, or even talent. This boy is a market rat, which sets him apart from the last several, all from highborn or merchant families. He never stole money from Blind Carel’s cup, or thrashed a smaller child for sweets, or kicked a dog. Not like the last one, or the one before her. The boy who will become court magician this time is not a cruel child. ![]() Series: The Tales of Gorlen Vizenfirthe.Series: From the Lost Travelers’ Tour Guide. ![]()
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