I have been torchbearer for 15 years now. it's my title & what the others refer to me as out of respect— even those who know my name tend to opt for my title, because if the bishops ever found my name, they would have known where I came from.
my mentor died when I was 12, torch is 11. torch isn't my apprentice's real name, but when he escaped, that was the name he'd chosen. he's very clever, and opinionated, but has a lot of energy. we are working on self control. he has a fire in him that he must control, but I think he will be able to succeed me just fine.
that is to say, when it's over for me (soon), he will go from 'torch' to 'torchbearer'. I have found this funny for a long time.
I don't want these entries to be the only time I say I ❚❚❚❚ ❚❚❚ to him, but he has parents who did. he probably doesn't want to hear it from me. ok, sorry when you read this, torch. I will block that out. I am drunk.