Driz aspires to be a great mage but he’s done poorly the last few years of his schooling and cannot enter the mage university. Instead he seeks a mentor in the remnants of the once-great magical race of Melcovia, now mostly driven into hiding by the brutal government of dictator Congerson.<br><br>Cory has hidden out in a remote estate in the foothills of the great mountains and sorely misses contact with others of his kind. When he hears a telepathic call from a youth seeking a mentor and master, it seems a dream come true. But will the young man find him? Can he buckle down enough to learn the discipline and control he needs? And can he ever become the true partner and soul-mate Cory has never found?<br><br>When Congerson’s minions and a rogue mage strike the last empowered folk in Melcovia, Driz’s family is in dire peril. He must choose between staying to work with Cory or breaking his indenture to try to save his mother and siblings. Which will it be?

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

As dawn lit the distant opening to the cave, they began to disperse, silent and secretive as gray cats going forth into the daybreak. They slipped quietly around the city and prepared for their tasks in small groups, often cloaked by subtle spells from any watchful eyes. Near nightfall, one group would converge on the improvised prison camp, while another would attempt to invade the premier’s mansion and either capture or kill him. Without his powerful status to direct the enforcers, the mages reasoned much of the government machinery would grind to a fast halt. If they also reached the rogue mage, so much the better. His punishment would be severe, probably fatal. Anyone who went over to evil and acted against his kind deserved and could expect nothing less.


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