LibraryRaven
In a land where there are rather too many disputes with other countries, rather too few decent restaurants, and probably a couple dragons around (somewhere), a strapping young lad is unremarkably raised by his single and situationally employed father. He grows up, also rather unremarkably. Probably breaks a few hearts, but nothing else happens. Eventually, he's sent to the capital city on the back of their quarrelsome mule, with 60 silver lyons and instructions to get into mage university!
The tuition fee is 1000 and he can barely gather clouds. Geryon Lofts despairs and, after many failed job interviews, enters the lifestyle of a thief to earn his way in instead...
Rated T for Gary's line of work, his mouth, and his questionable ability to survive ten minutes.
Ties into a universe with MunkTheWriter's work; there'll eventually be something from her with some overlapping events from the viewpoint of Soup Thief. ouo