The campfire danced into the night absorbing the conversation the young wizard was having with the father and his two sons.
The four of them ate chicken with broth as the glow of the campfire warmed their bones. " Mr. wizard sir" One of the boys whose mouth was full of chicken softly started the conversation with the young wizard. " What were those words you were yelling? I did not understand their meaning." The young wizard whose mouth was also full of chicken had to wait a moment to chew his food and speak properly. With a giant gulp of a swallow the young wizard explained. " Those words were invocations or chants. I suppose a sort of calling or request for me to ask upon nature and the universe that I may borrow their power. The first invocation I used was Ignitis Sol. Which means Ignite the sun. The second one was Ignitis Sados which means Ignite the staff." The young boys both smiled while they ate as they listened to the young wizard talk about magic and invocations. Their father ate silently and finally joined the conversation. " We are heading to the great castle city of Ointona. Are you going in the same direction as us stranger? The young wizard who again had a giant amount of chicken in his mouth had to chew a little faster to join in conversation with the boy's father. With a large nearly choking gulp the wizard answered the father's question. " I am. Would you like me to join you on your travels to the same destination?" The father of the two boys answered with a concerned yet relieved face. " Yes, would you please. I am Alston, these are my boys Kanan and Liam. We owe you, our lives. " The young wizard smiled and uttered out some words almost unrecognizable with again a mouth full of chicken. "This meal will be your payback to me."
The young wizard then set his staff down as it begins its watchful eye of the night. " Let's all get some rest; my staff will keep watch if anything wicked should happen to come our way."