It was the night before the day of Donotyr's knighting. Donotyr had just finished eating dinner with Vinith. He was worried about the knighting ceremony the next day, but at the same time, excited about joining the ranks of other rangers like his friends Deng, Vinith, and Zena.
"What if I fail as a ranger..." Donotyr thought. "or if something goes wrong..."
Donotyr buried his face in his hands as he felt a hand touching him.
"No, no, you can do it," Vinith reassured him. "Calm down Donotyr, everything will be alright. Lord Fugmius, Deng, Zena, and I will be here for you. You can do it as a ranger."
"All of us begin as cadets when we enter this organization. If we have excelled enough as cadets, then we will be promoted as official members of this group. As rangers, we strive to protect Yirrim from the threat known as the Ignominies," Vinith continued.
"Ignominies? I guess that group sounded that familiar to me."
Donotyr had the same burn scar as the man found in the forest by Antrowa and Nayret a year prior. Perhaps HE was that man. However, Donotyr was silent about his origins, from where he came from, and what his true identity is. All of that didn't matter as he feared facing the Ignominies.
"What's wrong, Donotyr?," Vinith asked him. "Is there something wrong?"
"Nothing... It's just that..." Donotyr replied. "Bad memories."
"It's okay," Vinith answered. "You can get through this, Donotyr."
Suddenly, Donotyr and Vinith's conversation were interrupted by Deng and Zena's arrival.
"You wouldn't believe this!," Deng exclaimed.
"Wha..what happened?" Donotyr questioned his friend.
"An armed man is roaming around the building," Deng replied.
"His menacing red eyes are gazing at us with fear. His masked face makes him more intimidating," Zena added. "But we do not know who sent him here or how he got here."
"Come, let's split our ways before he can get to us. We do not know what he will do next. Maybe he would harm us," Vinith said to her friends.