Summoning and contracting a familiar is one of the most stressful parts of a mage turning 16. The familiar could be anything sentient, and you’ve heard of unfortunate souls who received familiars that burdened them without benefitting them in any way. Hell, one of your friends even received a single ant as a familiar… the man can’t even identify his familiar and is always worried about killing it…

Mustering up all your courage, you raised your hand, and began summoning…