CHAPTER 3
I got the job! I really did. Whether it was by pure luck or because I had finally understood what it took to be accepted, I had no idea and I didn’t care. I finally let happiness take over me, and I didn’t hear a word Burk uttered as he showed me around the hall. My mind drifted to the endless possibilities of living here.
We stood before the wall of books. Many were about callers’ spells, and others were about potions and herbal studies, and I could sense how proud Burk was of this collection. Even though most of the books were very basic and a bit old, I was excited to see them. The massive library back at the court would have made Burk flip or injure his hands from clapping too much, but the restrictions on what I had access to was a constant annoyance. I wasn’t even allowed
