witchcraft

He doesn't mean to do it. It's just that a fire breaks out in the baker's kitchen and he does the right thing and puts it out. It is the right thing, isn't it? The whole shop would have burned down if he hadn't done anything. The baker should be thanking him, should be grateful that he's good at water spells.

But it can't be right, because they're chased out of the village after that and no one speaks to him for days except to boss him around. Martel finally breaks the silence and tells him that he needs to learn to control his magic. Why should he, though? Magic is a good thing. It's helpful. But she says that not everyone thinks so; in fact, most people disagree, so he needs to hide his skills and keep his ears out of sight. Mithos doesn't think it's fair that he should have to pretend to be something he's not, and that's when the journey turns into something more than ending a war.