Ties that Bind Chapter One

            My father realized he could control the elements at the age of six. He danced outside in the rain for three hours that he had begged to happen until he got a cold. My mother knew she could talk to animals at the age of seven, when the neighbor’s cat was stuck in a tree and was crying for help. She climbed up to save it but ended up falling and breaking her arm. My sister has become an extremely renowned magic user for her ability of telekinesis and me, I was eighteen and my family had given up on me it seemed. My head was more into the books of adventures then in the practice of magic. “Try a little harder and maybe something will happen.” My father kept telling me. 

So the month after my birthday I told my parents I was going to the Guild. They both looked so confused until I told them it wasn’t the Mage’s College I was going to but the Guild of warriors. My father sighed and my mother, she smiled but I could see in her eyes that she didn’t believe I could make it. I set out to do or die. . . But my journey there and my adventures afterwards would long be told of all over the world.

“Jasper! Slow down!” I looked behind me to see my faithful companion yelling at me again.

 “I offered for you to ride in my pack but you decided against it you silly beast.” I laughed at him again. He caught up to me and I knelt down to scoop my family’s pet and ex familiar to my satchel.

“As a cat that is one thing but as a familiar. . ."

“Ex familiar thanks to me, remember?”I stated.

He sighed, looked at me and said, “That’s not your fault boy and we both know that. No one could expect you to. . . No one thought it was possible considering your family.” And then he climbed in and I stood up to start walking.

“I know.” I said. I sighed and began my pace again in silence. “You didn’t have to come with me you know.”

“And who will tell this glorious tale. . . If there is one.” We both laughed, knowing that it was most likely for nothing to happen instead of what I wanted.

“We’ll see now won’t we?” As I came to the top of the hill I could see the village below. That contained this country’s branch of the Guild. “We made it, the town of Oar."

"Are you nervous?" I shook my head at the question, "Liar."

"Very much so." I looked down and smiled at him as I started walking, "But no one needs to know that. As far as anyone is concerned I'm confident and. . .and. . .courageous." My voice cracked and I prayed to the gods that it didn't happen again while I was here.