"Now, you need to understand, Amy," grandpa said. "That this is all just a supposition. I haven't seen the baby." "But you must know about my talent," I said. "Please, grandpa, could you tell me more about my talent?" I begged. "There is a lot we don't know about talents like yours," Azrikam said. "I studied the topic, mainly because Mahalat was fascinated by it, and I wanted to find out what it was all about." "Did Mahalat have a talent?" I asked. "No," Azrikam said, and I sighed in relief. I didn't get this talent, whatever it was from that evil man. "He didn't, which was one of the things that started this entire thing. Mahalat was a very smart, very ambitious magician. He wanted to change the world, he wanted to do everything, and he couldn't. His magic was powerful, but he had no

