“How the hell did I do that?”
“Instinct. Protecting the mind is one of the most important abilities a sorcerer has and it’s innate. Even though you’re a tyro, you will, as I think I’ve told you, eventually surpass both me and Orsino.”
“My second career,” Lyle quipped, not certain he wanted to be that powerful. After all, I don’t see why I would need to be. Sure, it’s interesting being able to perform real magic, not the stuff you see on stage, but what good does it do me on a day-to-day basis? He supposed he’d find out in time. For now he’d continue living his life the way he had before his father had opened his mind to what he was.
As if he’d read Lyle’s mind, his father said, “I know you don’t see what advantage there is to being a sorcerer. Think of it as one more skill, much like yo
