Helping Audrey carry the bags of gold was tough work after being transformed but you would rather have aching muscles than disappoint your master by losing the gold he sent you for his research. What the research was exactly, you had no idea but the the loud banging that sounded off at both night and day made it quite clear that it was important work.
'Important work I'll never see since he doesn't ever have time to teach me actual magic. It's like he expected for me to already know it."
Thanks to his late wife though, who had passed 3 years ago, you were taught the basics of magic. By combining the natural elements with your internal energy, anything was possible but only if you knew the right combination of elements to your own energy.
Sighing in defeat from the thought of never truly learning magic, you set the last bag of gold down in your shared room with Audrey.
'Another night on the floor all because she's a penny pincher.'
Standing up, you heard the teltales sound of coins hitting wood. Looking closely, you saw five gold coins laying out for anyone in the room to take. It was wrong to do so, but when your help had more money than she knew what to do with, she wouldn't mind a few coins gone. If she wanted more, she could easily look for work from the local lord again.
Pocketing the coins quickly, you went down stares past Audrey so as to buy your self some personal items before Audrey noticed you had gold. Seeing the cost clear of heavy foot traffic, you went out on the town, 2 hours later, you were dejected. Everything was either to expensive or to cheap to buy without looking ridiculous. Sighing to yourself in lost hope, you noticed one more store out of the corner of your eye. Not seeing anything wrong with one more look at stores prices, you headed inside without a second thought.
Inside was the literal epitome of old and decrepit as cobwebs covered the ceiling and shelves though many of the items name plates were still readable.
"Wand of everlasting gold: 20 gold, Book of unexpected sex experience enhancers: 2 gold. There's no way all these are real, otherwise the Lord would have confiscated everything by now."
"Not if I sold my customer the perfect item to keep his mouth shut."
Jumping in surprise from the old voice, you quickly faced a man who matched the voice to a T.
"So, boy, what troubles you and how can I fix it, for the right price that is."
Unknown to you, you spoke your deepest secrets and Insecurities to the man like an old friend and didn't question it.
"Problems in self esteem hmm as well as your magic hmm. Wait her and I'll be back with 3 items from you to choose from."
Like he said, the man was gone and back in less than a minute. Once behind his counter, he set the items down and listed them off one by one.
"Here is an enchanted wand that can grant you a total of 5 wishes every day from sun down to sunset before resetting with more wishes: 5 gold, next is a spell book with an infinite number of spells for even the most useless mage with size and weight control charms: 3 gold, finally is I have a box filled with a never-ending supply of potions of potions for you to use, simply drink a bit and it takes effect: 2 gold."
You knew with the power of magic that it was that each item was real but you were at a cross road, which to buy and which to leave if you ever came again.