.. wish for the most important thing of all. Knowledge.
The existence of the stone meant there was magic. And that probably means there is other magic. Which he knew nothing about.
Besides, when he wished to know if the stone was magic, he just got the knowledge. Wishes for knowledge didn't seem to change reality.
"I wish to know who the nearest magicians and magical items there are, up to..." He didn't want to have his mind destroyed by being stuffed full of knowledge to the point where he couldn't think of anything else. "... the nearest fifteen total."
Instantly the wish came true. Jon went through the answers in his mind and was surprised.
First of course was the stone itself.
Second was his sister, Kelly. She had an amulet that protected her and she was also a magician. A beginner magician, but still a magician. That was a surprise.
The next was an old stone slab on display at a local museum. It made the crops grow, predicted the weather. caused pregnancies, and all sorts of things that would be useful to townspeople hundreds of years ago.
Jon hoped there would be a teacher or someone else he knew, but aside from his sister, there wasn't. The next magical item was a magic mirror inside an abandoned house ten miles away, and then nothing more except a store. The store owner was a magician, and the remainder of the fifteen results were all magical items at his store. He considered a visit to the store--maybe he could find out about magic by just asking someone, rather than by wishing for it. Or there were other things he could do....
