Fourteen year old Gilan stalks Halt through the forest. He is determined to become a Ranger's apprentice. A story about Gilan during his years as an apprentice to Halt. Loosely based off the descriptions in the Burning Bridge and the Ruins of Gorlan. The Ranger coffee obsession explained.

Halt's new apprentice steals Will's silver oak leaf, Will is accused of being a liar, and Halt is still Halt.