In part one of the trilogy, Mikal, a blacksmith's son, enjoys working with fiery metal in his father's forge, but when the sorcerers' Guild of Constant Working comes to his small village for a Gleaning, the young boy's destiny is changed forever. Mikal begins a life of servitude at the Guild and soon learns of the magical world around him. Before long, he is apprenticed to the most powerful wizard in all of Phalia, Master Harlano. Mikal's new Master...