The Wizard Among Us

Chapter 1 - Questions, Questions, Questions

    I awake to the sound of fire crackling. Slowly, carefully, I get up, and push aside what seems to be a blanket of leaves. Weird. I look around, and right away, I notice another person. Huh? There is also a fire, and everything is so serene. Until he talks. "Hi." I stare at this stranger, questions pouring in from every inch of my brain. "Where... are we?" I ask. "It depends. Who are you?". He wants answers, but so do I. "Who are you" I ask. He looks at me uncomfortably, and then replies "I am Peter. How about you?". I take this time to look at him, scanning him for any signs of hostility. I can do that. I was... changed... I wasn't like this before... I don'teven know who I am. For some reason, I can't remember my name. "Um, to be honest, I don't remember my name... no, really". Peter looks at me, then says "It's alright, I get it. You must have a lot of questions. Let me answer them." Peter then gets up, and I follow, as there is no reason to do otherwise. We walk for what seems like hours, but when Peter halts, it is still dusk. I notice we have stopped at a shelter. It looks like a one floor shelter, but is built with proper materials. Peter knocks at the door, and waits. Wait, what? There are other people on this... island? The door opens, menacingly, and out pops a head. This person looks very old, as if he is a wizard. He has a shaggy white beard (which looks like it hasn't been cleaned in ages) and is wearing cracked glasses. He stares at Peter, and then speaks. "Oh hello, Perry! What brings you along here?" Perry... I mean, Peter, replies "It's PETER, Mr. Hermit. We have a new recruit. He wants answers."