Apprentice

"Hey, mentor! There's this cool story that I just found on the newspaper!" With large, bold texts, the article read:

Sword Duel Has Lasted Forty Days Without End
"That's so cool, you know?!" continued the young boy. "I bet its a wonderful thing to last for that long of a duel! They must've broken a record!"

The old man chuckled at the young boy's enthusiasm. "You have a lot of spirit, child. But you shouldn't look up to these people since they ride a dangerous life."

He edged him his book in order for his lessons to continue, but the young boy was too excited.

"But that's the best part: they are famous! I like to be famous like that!"

"Fame itself won't necessarily make you happy, considering that you'd have to kill people in order to make your own way the main way. The world is not the same as it used to. Besides, its best to have enough knowledge of history and context before attempting to travel the world."

The boy's face turned to a glum one. "Are you saying that I can't go out and become a pirate?"

"Of course not. It's just that you cannot place expectations on certain things you can do and rather understand them beforehand in order to actually make a choice for yourself. I would take you places for certain, but at my age, I can't get around as much as I used to."

"Then I could row the boat for you!"

The old man's face warmed up. "I'm willing to offer a surprise for you as long as you can pay attention on our lessons. Fair enough?"

"I will!"