As the boar charged at Will, Halt shot it in the heart. Will distracted it, only to be attacked in turn. On the hunt, a second boar surprised the group, attacking Horace. A hunting party was arranged, to which Sir Rodney invited Horace. Weeks later, Will and Halt discovered a wild boar, and sent a farmer to inform Arald. He lashed out at his former friends, starting a fight with Will. Horace showed up late, miserable from the bullying. On Harvest Day, the wards reunited for a picnic. Meanwhile, Horace struggled in Battleschool, as three second-year students had begun bullying him. Arald revealed the note, and Will began training as Halt's apprentice.

Unwilling to wait, Will attempted to sneak into the Baron’s office, but was caught. Halt, the Ranger, handed Baron Arald a note, who then told Will to wait until morning for his decision. Will, however, was rejected by each craftmaster. On Choosing Day, the Redmont wards applied to their crafts of choice. Plot OverviewĪfter fifteen years of exile, Morgarath, the Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, prepared to unleash the Kalkara and attempt to take over Araluen once more. The exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom. But what he doesn't realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom who will fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And now fifteen-year-old Will has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice. The Rangers, with their shadowy ways, have always made him nervous.

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