[ WP ] Write about something mundane that happens in a fantastical world .

Baker Charlie pulled the bread out of the oven and set it out on the sill to cool, same as he did every morning. Three dozen loafs of white, twelve dozen sweet rolls, and various amounts of other pastries set out'fore 7th bell. Their scents would waft through the air, drawing in hungry customers as all them wizardin' folks went off to the university to practice their magic. Not Ol' Charlie though. He did n't have an ounce of magic in him, and he was glad to have it that way. Ol' Charlie was perfectly content to bake bread in the morning to sell as mages went off to school, and sweets in the afternoon to sell as they went home. 
 
 Charlie put a on the fire for coffee, and a second one for cider. He did n't quite know what it was about mages, but oh they loved hot apple cider. Charlie guessed that part o' bein' magic meant having a sweet tooth that would make a leprechaun blush. He took a minute to wipe down the bar, and then he opened the door for business. 
 
 First came a fat wizard in billowing purple robes. By the look of him, Charlie guessed that he was a professor. `` I'll have a loaf and a large coffee please.'' 
 
 `` You want some whipped sweat cream butter to go with that loaf?'' Of course he wanted whipped sweat cream butter; Charlie was a master of the up-sell. He nodded. `` 8 crowns please.'' 
 
 `` 8? Geez, prices have really gone up this year.'' The man fumbled around in his coin purse. 
 
 `` Yeah, its all them damn blood mages in the south. Got merchants afraid to travel the roads. Its wrecking the economy I tell ya. My prices for flour are twice what they were this time last year.'' 
 
 The man nonchalantly shrugged as he handed Charlie a ten piece. Charlie handed back two crowns and the man went on his way. When he was out the door, Ol' Charlie smiled to himself. The blood mages really were causing trouble in the south, but prices had n't *actually* gone up. Wizards were so gullible; they would believe anything. Charlie's smile grew wider. There was magic in the air. He was going to make a lot of money today; he could feel it.
