Free The Legend Of The Wizard's Apprentice (Book 1) by Mike Ezekiel

in, his new nature senses screamed in outrage that the forest had been changed from the way Mother Nature had made it. Glancing to his left he noticed a tree sprite stuck half way in and half way out of her tree. Kerwyn ran to her and grabbed her hand. She opened her eyes, winced with pain and looked at Kerwyn.
    “Tree Brother, run from this forest, it has turned evil. My own tree has turned against me. It has trapped me so that I can not move or climb in its branches to escape the evil creatures that roam the forest at night,” the tree sprite said.
    Master Sernett realized what Kerwyn was doing and approached the tree. Seeing the tree sprite trapped and in such agony, Master Sernett wondered what he could do to help the poor creature.
    “Kerwyn, stand back; I’m going to try and cast a spell that will separate her from her tree. I just hope that it doesn’t kill her or her tree, which would end up killing her anyway,” Master Sernett looked doubtful that he would be able to separate them.
    “No Master, I will look after this. She is my Tree Sister and it is my responsibility to help her.”
    Kerwyn focused his Nature sight on the sprite so that he could tell where she started and where the tree was overlapping her, trapping her within its trunk. Concentrating on the One Power while using his new natural abilities toward nature, Kerwyn reached out and touched the tree sprite on her middle while letting the One Power flow through him. With a flash of light the tree sprite fell to the ground, free of her tree’s hold. Kerwyn reached down and helped her to her feet and embraced her as she started to shake and cry about her tree turning against her. Master Sernett watched Kerwyn cradle the tree sprite, comforting her, and was the first to notice the change coming over her tree.
    “Kerwyn, look at her tree, it’s changing!” exclaimed Master Sernett pointing to the tree.
    Kerwyn looked up from the tree sprite and focused on the tree again with his Nature’s sight, he could see that the tree was indeed changing. The twisted and evil presence was leaving the tree and it was turning back into the peaceful tree that it once had been. Looking closer into the core of the tree, Kerwyn realized that again he had changed the tree. It wasn’t changed as much as the tree in the clearing or the apple tree that he brought back to life. But the tree had a new inner glow to it and he could tell that it would never again be harmed by evil, disease or anything else that could harm a living tree. Looking down at the tree sprite, he could see that she was now vibrant and healthy. In fact, she looked as though she was the healthiest that she had ever been in her life.
    “Tree Brother, you have given my tree, our goddess Mother Nature’s, blessing. My tree is healthy and calls for me to forgive it and to come rejoin it in the branches.” Weeping with joy, the tree sprite kissed and hugged Kerwyn and climbed back up her tree so fast that she disappeared into the branches like a living shadow hiding from the light of day.
    Kerwyn and Master Sernett stepped back from the tree and noticed that the area around the tree was staring to clear. The weeds, spiky vines and the prickly brush were turning black and dying. Again, Master Sernett looked at Kerwyn and wondered how much Mother Nature has changed his apprentice and what other feats of amazement he would be doing next.
    Master Sernett shook his head and thought to himself that Kerwyn’s powers were increasing by the hour. He also noticed that Kerwyn didn’t even have to use any of the words of power to control the One Power. Maybe because he was controlling nature, and Mother Nature had infused Kerwyn with Nature’s power. Maybe, just maybe, she was working through him.
    “Ok, Kerwyn, let’s get going. The sprite has returned to her tree and it looks like you have made sure that she will not have to worry about the evil coursing through the forest ever again.”
    “Ok Master, I’m