Reason allowed the young man to follow for a time. Even helped them get better clothing especially footwear. Used did not have to mean bad. They helped the youth find someone who could help them learn. And the two promised to remain friends even parting ways.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04476-l092-temporary-apprentice -- Anon Guest
Reason could teach more than ritual magic. They could teach basic survival skills. Archery, foraging, how to prepare and clean a kill, basic cookery. Making certain the street rat named Dreg knew which mushrooms were edible more than once.
"When in doubt, don't touch it. Better safe than shitting blood in the middle of nowhere."
"Doesn't exactly t-trip off the tongue," criticised Dreg, who was a lot more relaxed without the overt judgement of everyone around him. "I'm sss-sure there's a ss-snappier way to put it."
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