Everyone in Eketh said Aaron was powerful, and his ancestor was famous, but he didn’t feel special. They took the wrong person, and he dreaded the day they found. What would happen to them then? Would they be sent back to Gabe and Angie? He hoped not.
“Let me teach you all about spells. Spells aren’t the basic talking out loud thing. In every Ekethian’s brain, there is a part of magic. That part is based solely on magic. You must learn to find that magic. You must concentrate hard, and with that part of your brain, you must think magically what you want to happen. Your wands are connected to the magical stream in your brain. The more magic you do, the easier it gets.”
“Sounds difficult.” said Aaron.
“It is. Most wizards take a few days to do real magic.”
“Well, how do we start?” Jake asked.
“For the rest of today’s class, you must sit and focus on magic. Try to connect with that part of your mind. Then you say what you want to happen. Be careful though. If you use too much energy, you may die. Now sit down and focus.”
He waved his wand, and two comfortable chairs appeared. Jake and Aaron plopped down.
Jake focused hard. He tried to feel the magic. But he couldn’t. He relaxed and kept thinking. It was like hitting a wall. In the end, he gave up and sat.
The two of them sat like that until the end of class.
“Alright boys, that’s enough, go get up and leave. I know you didn’t feel anything now, but keep this practice up for a few days and you will do magic!”
They walked out quietly.
“Did you feel anything, Aaron?”
“Nah. You?”
“Nothing.”
When they reached their room, they dropped like sacks of potatoes. Jake looked at the time. In Eketh, time went much slower than Earth. It was five o’clock. Bed time. He showered and changed into pajamas. Aaron did the same.
He put his head down on his bed to rest, and closed his eyes. Now he felt truly calm, and even a little confident. This was his world. And he knew it well. He tried practicing ‘finding the magic’, but he couldn’t. He fell into a deep sleep.
They were woken up the next morning by Thomas the servant. “Jake and Aaron Eldrest, sirs, you are called to the dining hall to eat.”
They followed Thomas through a maze of corridors. When the door was open, they stared wide-eyed. Inside was a large room. It was even bigger than the throne room. A huge table, or five, took up most of the room. On the table was food that human. There were pancakes, sausages, hash browns, bacon, eggs, toast, jam, waffles, french toast, cereal, porridge, milk, juice, coffee, tea. There were also things that weren’t human, such as a purple noodle in blue liquid, a green drink, orange bread, and yellow sausages. At the head of the table sat the king himself. The rest of the table was packed. Many creatures, as well as humans, sat. Jake and Aaron even spotted Zane and Jacob next to the king. The chatter was deafening.
“Ah, our last guests. Come, Elderest twins.”
Everyone grew silent and stared.