Rotherham spends the night at the blacksmith shop with Fletcher. Rotherham advises Fletcher not to fight fair, and the two come out on top. That evening, Fletcher and Rotherham spend time together in a tavern and wind up in a fight with Didric and one of Didric's friends. When Rotherham sees Didric making derisive comments to Fletcher, he immediately buys a weapon from Fletcher's stall and befriends him. Didric predictably demands that Rotherham hand the manuscript over for a fraction of his asking price.

The mage had meticulously recorded information about the demons that mages used to increase their power as well as the magic he had performed and observed.

Rotherham shows off one of the items which is a book that he claims belonged to a battle mage named James Baker. Most of the items are related to the ongoing war against the orcs, a race of large beings that are almost impossible to kill. When Fletcher and others in the village set up for market day, Fletcher is interested in a man named Rotherham who has several strange items in his possessions. Didric is spoiled and expects to always get his way. Didric's father is arguably the most powerful man in the village, mainly because of his wealth. As a teenager, Fletcher has an ongoing feud with the town bully, Didric. A blacksmith named Berdon took Fletcher in, gave him a home and education, and taught him a skill. He is an orphan who was abandoned at the village gates when he was an infant. Kindle AZW file.įletcher Wulf is 15 years old as the novel opens. Feiwel and Friends, New York, New York, 2015. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Matharu, Taran, The Novice: Summoner.

The Novice by Taran Matharu