The Wizard Takes the Cake: The Wizard Tales, #3
By Red Tash
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The mysterious Wizard takes a student as his “+1” to the wedding of an old friend in the third episode of the Wizard Tales.
Red Tash
I’m Red Tash. I write dark fantasy.What is dark fantasy? It’s a cocktail of imagery from the most secret places of your mind. It’s scary, at times funny, imaginative, and simultaneously familiar. If you like Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, or Holly Black, you like dark fiction.I have written fiction and poetry as long as I can remember. I hope you like it.
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The Wizard Takes the Cake - Red Tash
The Wizard Takes the Cake
by Red Tash
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Sunny Acres Daycare for the Aged is what's known as an assisted living
facility on Florida's Gulf Coast. I didn't understand why Merlin P. Jones, IV moved into the place, excepting that Florida had a high per-capita of snowy-haired compatriots, and not as many rogue golems as it once lay claim to. Merlin was old, after all—and for me to call a fellow old means something.
In my considerable experience, rarely do aged wizards need looking after—after all, that's what demons and clockwerkery and enchantments are for—but Merlin always had been different. All the Merlins were, even by wizard standards. Such was widely known.
All was speculation until the invitation arrived. A delicate scroll thrumming gently of harp strings floated in through my open window on butterfly wings. After alighting on my fruit basket, flexing and shimmering golden-pink glitter all over the fresh peaches, the scroll unfurled, the full measure of music pouring forth and filling the kitchen with song.
Merlin Percival Jones, III
does hereby invite you
to the wedding of his child
Merlin Percival Jones, IV
to one Madame Delilah Alexandria Brunet.
Ceremony to be conducted
at Sunny Grove Senior Amusement Grounds,
Key Cadabra, Florida
Thirteenth of July
One o'clock in the afternoon
Followed by a cafeteria reception at
the home of the new couple,
Sunny Acres Daycare for the Aged
Formal robes optional,
glamours encouraged
I was wondering how old Merlin III could possibly be when a bouquet of iridescent miniature balloons streamed out from the invitation and formed the letters RSVP,
rearranging themselves quickly into a question mark, then back again into RSVP.
Back and forth, back and forth. Quite a show, that—an annoying little show.
I went to the sink to draw myself a glass of water. The tiny balloons followed, blocking my view out the window.
Merlin, my friend—still so pushy.
I sighed, and raised my wand to signal my regrets, but the balloons turned themselves into a frown—and not just the representation, but a three dimensional floating portrait of Merlin, himself, casting his disappointment my direction.
Too busy for an old friend on his big day, are you? Must be nice, being so important,
the old wizard's voice cajoled. Shame, that. I'd hoped to see you, mate.
Merlin couldn't know how long it had been since I'd attended a wedding. Perhaps he'd thought I was over it. Certainly he knew I was Stateside now, working case files for the Midwest and checking up on loose ends as needed.
I looked at the date again. Have an appointment that day, Merl,
I said. Meeting with a young man.
Anyone I know?
the face asked, bemused.
Not that kind of date,
I said. "An initiate—one of us. I may take him on."
Bring him with you,
Merlin sighed. Don't miss my wedding, though. I've waited 1500 years to meet a woman like this, and it won't do for you to say you'll catch the next one.
Defeated, I scratched my head and sighed. I lifted my wand and signaled my attendance. The balloons burst,