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that you are my apprentice .” Tom watched as they circled higher and then flew to town . Turning to Alex he said “ So if John is a Rider then why was he stealing from that shop ?” Alex said to Tom “ He was seeing if there was anyone in the town that would try to stop him . Sometimes Riders do that to find apprentices .” Realization dawned on his face and he felt happy for his friend .
    Alex and Tom went back to the cabin and went to bed . The next day Tom went into the kitchen and saw Alex , John and Zack sitting around the table eating breakfast . Tom wondered why he seemed to always be the last person awake . Tom said “ Hello everyone .” They all muttered greetings and Tom got his food and sat down to eat .
    Alex and John were talking about what John and Zack were going to do . “ Well there aren ' t enough rooms for everyone to have their own room if you stay ,” said Alex then he added “ But I guess Tom and Zack could share a room if you stay .” John thought for a moment then said “ Well if we stay then it would be easier to train them both , because they could practice together . But living with a friend might also distract them from learning . I don ' t know what to do .” The brothers talked for a while then finally decided that John and Zack would stay , Zack and Tom would share one of the larger rooms and John would stay in the smallest room .
    They would build a shelter for the wyverns . Then the training started . Tom and Zack followed Tom ' s old schedule with one variation Zack would spent the time Tom learned about transforming things learning to care for his wyvern . The wyvern ' s shelter was a large pavilion with water , meat and a bed for each wyvern .
    The wyverns themselves looked like dragons but instead of breathing fire they spit acid . Also they had horns like a bull on their head and their colors were duller . The rest was the same four legs , wings , size and tail .
    The schedule kept going until a month after Zack became John ' s apprentice , Alex and John told their apprentices that they could take a break and visit friends and family . Zack had been visiting his family often because they were so close but Tom had not visited his family for over six weeks . The boys would get a week off , so Tom hurried and backed his bags .
    Zack came into the room the boys shared and asked “ Mind if I come along with you ? I have lived most my life here and I want to see some other places .” Tom looked up from his packing and said “ Sure it will be fun to show you around Pine Grove and I will have someone to train with .”. The boys both smiled and Zack started packing .
    They were done packing a few minutes later and they went to the canoes . Zack had gotten his own when he became John ' s apprentice , but they both hopped in Tom ' s because they were going to the same place . They got to the dock and tied the canoe to it . They got out and grabbed their packs then started walking south to Pine Grove . They reached the town a bit after noon .
    The boys walked down to Tom ' s house without seeing anyone . They got to the house and went in . Tom saw his father and Caleb working at the forge . The boys watched as they hammered the red hot metal and then put it in a barrel and steam billowed up .
    Caleb saw Tom and Zack he smiled and said “ Hi Tom . Who ' s that and how is the shield I made for you ?” Tom replied “ One question at a time . Well the answer to who this is , this is Zack , he his Alex ' s brother ' s apprentice and a friend of mine . The shield is amazing , it saved me when I was fighting a large group of bandits with Alex .” Tom took a deep breath then continued “ By the way where is some food ? And where is Mom , Kiya and Sierra ?” Tom ' s dad said “ The food is where it has always been , Mom is shopping and Kiya and Sierra are with some friends .” Tom and Zack ate while Caleb and Tom ' s dad worked in the forge . Once Tom and Zack were done eating Tom ' s