Wizard's Apprentice

Part 1

In this age, wizards and sorcerers are held at high regard. They make life easier using their skills that are otherwise impossible to learn. Many are doctors or healers while others use their gifts to defend people. It is considered a great honor to be taken up by a wizard as an apprentice.

You are a wizard, well an apprentice anyway. Luckily you were taught by one of the greater magic users, Sir Maverick Savage, in your country; unluckily he was set it very odd ways of training. He'd teach you a spell or charm and push you into some intense, and sometimes dangerous, situations; this was to get you to think faster but you just assumed he enjoyed watching you stumble around before swooping in to save you. Whenever you failed a spell he'd have you study for long hours or do chores as punishment till you were ready to try again.

Today was one of those days. You were both down in the cellar after he'd taught you the basics of a reversal spell, it erased most spells once they were cast.

"Now child the real test begins." He held a coy smirk when he said this. With a snap of his fingers he cast a spell that shrank you down to the size of one of the forest fae. "Now use what I taught you and unshrink yourself." He commanded.

"Woah!" I say when I shrank. I look up at you. You looked slightly intimidating...more than usual...

"O..okay..I..I'll try my best" I say. I try to cast the spell.

Easier said than done.

He watched your attempts with an amused smirk.

"Why isn't this working...." I grumble, becoming slightly frustrated as I keep trying

He shrugs. "Maybe you need some motivation..."

He picked you up in his hand and carried you to the desk.

I let out a frustrated sigh. "I'm never going to get it!" I say

"You will you just need to focus." Maverick places you on top of the desk and begins walking upstairs. "I'm going to start making dinner, figure out how to change yourself back and get upstairs or you'll have to eat your food cold."

I stand up and watch him begin to go."yes, sir" I say. I start to practice again when you went upstairs.

He leaves you alone to train. While cooking he tries to think of something else to try to help you focus. He honestly worried you had no skill with magic.

I sigh.....I suddenly have an idea. I was trying to do it with force/frustration. I close my eyes and take a deep breath and let it out slowly. I focus. I open my eyes finally. And I successfully do the spell. I stand up and get off the desk with a smile. I go upstairs. 

The wizard was just about done. He smiled softly as he heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

I finally get to the top of the staircase

"See, you could do it." He says out loud, still focused on the pot cooking on the stove.