RedNovel“You've got real potential, kid. You seem steady, too. And since your health needs slooking after for the next
six months or so, why not stick around? I can teach you. Would you like to learn?”
Zachary stared in astonishment, mouth parted, utterly speechless. Alessia, unable to bear the awkward silence,
pressed gently on his back, nudging him forward into a respectful bow toward Xander.
“It would be... such an honor to learn from you, sir. Ever since | started down this path, I've admired you so
much. I've read your papers and books a dozen times over, and every t| get something new from them. |
even planned to major in medicine at college. I've always dreamed of meeting you in person. I... | promise I'll
work hard. | won't let you down.”
Zachary’s heart was pounding so hard it almost hurt. The tips of his ears were
scarlet, and his voice trembled with nervous excitement.
Xander narrowed his eyes, chuckling softly, clearly in a good mood.
“This is all rather sudden, but straditions can’t be skipped. We can forgo the complicated rituals, but a cup
of tea is still in order. Six, bring the tea.”
“Yes, sir!” Six answered at once and hurried off.
Six was never the most gifted-he’d followed Xander and picked up what he could, but he was always a bit of a
jack-of-all-trades, more reliable in a pinch than truly skilled. He called Xander “mentor” every day, but he knew
his own limits and had never formally been accepted as an apprentice, worried he'd tarnish Xander’s reputation.
Alessia was talented, and Xander had considered taking her under his wing, but her ambitions lay elsewhere. So
this cup of tea for a formal apprenticeship-it was the first tXander had ever accepted one.
He half-closed his eyes and nodded. If it had been anyone else, he might have hesitated, but since Alessia had
brought Zachary, his mind was nearly made up.
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something about Zachary that resonated with him.
No one had expected things to turn out this way. On the way home, Zachary stil! couldn't quite believe it. He
drifted along in a daze, half-convinced he was
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“That's Xander, after all. When | was a kid and visited the hospital, everyone talked about him—he’s a legend,
right out of the textbooks. And now... he’s my mentor?”
“Yes,” Alessia replied, every tZachary asked, her patience uncharacteristically steady.
“Lessie, did you ask Mr. Dawson to do this? How could he agree to takeon after meetingjust once? And
that note... Lessie, what exactly is your relationship with Mr. Dawson?”
“You seized the chance. The old man values talent. If you put your heart into learning from him, you'll gain a lot.
Don’t waste his efforts.” Alessia didn’t explain her connection to Xander.
“I was already planning to apply to medical school,” Zachary said, barely able to contain his excitement as he
stood before Alessia. “But | never dreamed...”
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