Rall is a sorcerer's apprentice, and his master is abusive. One day he sends Rall to dispose of some dead magical items, have the smith melt them down for the precious metals and come back with the money. The smith has no value for an old rusty sword out of the pile, and tells Rall to keep it. Rall takes it happily, and plays at being a soldier with his friend Arron, who is training for the city guard. Rall decides to escape his abusive master with Arron's help, and that starts him on a wild adventure full of magic, transformation, excitement and eventually saving the world and getting the girl(s).