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Authors: I Heaton

The Anvil (2 page)

All
the
Guardian
said
was

Lead
on
then
.”
and
they
ran
to
Tom
'
s
house
.

When
they
got
to
the
house
the
thief
was
awake
and
struggling
to
get
free
.
The
Guardian
looked
at
the
man
then
put
some
chains
with
leather
padding
on
his
wrists
and
asked
Tom

Who
was
the
one
who
knocked
out
this
man
?”
Tom
simply
told
him

Well
,
it
was
me
.”
As
the
Dragon
Guardian
studied
him
Tom
'
s
father
came
down
.

The
Guardian
looked
over
Tom
'
s
father
,
he
saw
a
man
that
had
become
well
muscled
from
working
metal
his
whole
life

He
then
looked
at
Tom
and
asked

How
old
are
you
,
boy
?”

Tom
replied
, “
I
am
thirteen
,
sir
.”

Tom
'
s
father
looked
at
the
Guardian
and
asked

Who
are
you
?
I
haven
'
t
seen
you
around
this
town
before
.”

The
Guardian
chuckled
and
said

I
am
Dragon
Guardian
Alex
.”
Tom
'
s
father
looked
astonished
.

 
Alex
looked
at
Tom
and
said

You
'
re
thirteen
and
you
took
down
this
thief
by
yourself
?”
Tom
shrugged
and
said

Yes
,
sir
.”

The
Guardian
then
asked
Tom
'
s
father

May
I
stay
the
night
here
?
I
have
been
traveling
all
day

If
you

d
rather
I
not
I
can
go
to
the
inn
.”

Tom
'
s
father
said

Of
course
you
can
stay

Follow
me
and
I
will
show
you
to
a
room
,
sir
.”

Alex
replied

Okay
,
then
I
will
take
this
thief
to
jail
.”
Tom
'
s
father
led
Alex
upstairs
and
Tom
went
to
help
Caleb
in
the
workshop
.

Later
,
as
Tom
went
to
his
room
he
heard
voices
in
the
kitchen
.
Always
curious
,
he
went
downstairs
to
see
what
was
happening
.
His
father
and
The
Guardian
talking
.


You
want
him
as
an
apprentice
?”
Tom
heard
his
dad
ask

The
Guardian
said

He
clearly
has
talent
in
combat
;
that
thief
is
known
for
leaving
anyone
he
fought
unconscious
and
with
broken
bones
,
you
got
lucky
.”

His
father
replied
in
a
shocked
tone

OK
,
we
will
talk
it
over
and
see
what
Tom
wants
in
the
morning
.”

 

Chapter
2

             
Tom
quietly
crept
back
to
his
room
and
tried
to
sleep
,
but
his
mind
was
racing
.
Alex
wanted
him
as
an
apprentice

It
was
thrilling
but
,
he
had
so
many
questions

Would
he
be
able
to
visit
his
family
and
friends
while
he
was
an
apprentice
?
How
long
would
the
training
take

Most
important
,
did
he
want
really
want
to
be
an
apprentice
?
Then
he
put
those
thoughts
aside
and
tried
to
sleep
,
eventually
he
succeeded
.

In
the
morning
Tom
came
downstairs
for
breakfast
and
saw
his
dad
and
Alex
talking
quietly
.
When
they
saw
Tom
his
father
greeted
him
with
the
normal

Good
morning
,
Tom
.”

Tom
started
to
eat
breakfast
trying
to
suppress
his
curiosity
.
After
they
had
all
eaten
Alex
leaned
back
in
his
chair
and
began
; “
Tom
,
your
father
and
I
talked
last
night
and
I
know
you
overheard
us
.”

Tom
was
amazed
and
asked

How
did
you
know
?
I
thought
I
was
really
quiet
.”
The
Guardian
laughed
and
simply
said

Magic

What
do
you
think
of
my
offer
?”

Tom
rushed
to
cover
his
embarrassment
at
being
caught
eavesdropping
, “
I
didn
'
t
hear
a
lot
,
only
that
you
wanted
me
as
an
apprentice

But
I
have
some
questions
”.

Alex
said

Ask
away
then
.”

Tom
took
a
deep
breath
, “
How
long
will
the
training
last
?
And
will
I
be
able
to
visit
my
family
and
friends
?”

The
Guardian
answered

The
training
to
become
a
Dragon
Guardian
will
take
about
seven
years
and
yes
,
you
will
be
able
to
visit
your
family
and
friends
many
times
a
year
.
However
,
you
will
have
to
train
while
visiting
.” 
Alex
paused
.  “
So
what
do
you
say
?
Do
you
want
to
become
a
Dragon
Guardian
?”

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