Monday, March 8, 2021

The Hermit's Apprentice



 Photo by Tom Henell on Unsplash

Prompts = Visitor, Stool, Hermit

Bloomfield the Obscure watched his young visitor squirm on the uncomfortably hard stool, awkwardly holding his only tea cup, chipped, full of hot tea; alchemists have no desire for luxury nor need of materials used for entertaining guests.

Still to be determined was how and why this one was here. Half-remembered manners had kept him from asking. But with a hot beverage served, questions could commence. Bloomfield asked the why.

‘I’m your new apprentice.’

‘Don’t want one, don’t need one.’

‘But I replied to the advertisement in Hermit Quarterly.’

‘Hermit? Stay on the path, third cave on the right.’




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