The next day, Gilan had taken over the class so he gave them their tactical assignment. Saya looked at it and knew it right away. She wrote down a perfect strategy, the boys on the other hand did not get it at all. When they had each turned it in, Gilan read the boys first, which were mediocre and they all looked similar. When he looked at Saya's it was a full on strategy, with backup plans and mental notes, and when he showed it Crowley, he was shocked. Crowley then gave it to Halt and Will who were surprised at the fact she was able to plain something so elaborate without having to think it over days, like they had before a battle. Saya may have a hard time speaking Araluen sometimes, but she was good at what a Ranger needed to be good at.

As the last day of the Gathering had come, and Saya was sad that it was ending, she loved being able to talk to Gilan about battle strategies and unseen movement she could honestly say that she was going to miss him. Before they left, Gilan told her that at the next Gathering he would show her a few tactics that he had come up with, which made her excited. She was actually glad she came to the Gathering.

As they rode home, Halt and Will could tell that Saya had opened up a lot more. Will was proud of her, he had only trained her a month and he was as proud as could be.