A year and a half has passed. Basikov was more pessimistic than he ever was. Chet had been unsympathetic, and Dahc has continued to make his life harder for him.
This day was different. Aid Dorwen was visiting the military academy. Basikov's captain knows and was making sure they would show their best. He believed it was best to keep silent about Basikov for the sake of his battalion.
The official arrived. Dorwen said "I think you all know who I am."
The Wight said "Sir, yes sir."
Dorwen said "I have heard many great things about this battalion. On behalf of Lartuen, we will start with a special training session at Minas Morgul."
Although Minas Morgul was the stronghold of the Witch King, no one questioned it as most did not know where Minas Morgul was. As for Basikov, he felt annoyed that he may now have to be stuck in military training even longer now.
Dorwen asked "I see that this battalion is excellently suited for the training."
He proceed to ask Chet "Are any of them week?"
The captain reluctantly talks about Basikov. The captain says "There is this one called Basikov who is not an excellent fighter. It is not like he can not fight, it is just that he is not an excellent one. He loves to study Middle Earth cultures and history which is useless for military training. But he will probably fail whatever you give to the battalion."
Dorwen could not care less. "He may not be the best, but these sessions will make or break many. We will see how useless he truly is."
The captain reluctantly agreed.
Dorwen now announced to the battalion. "By order leader Lartuen, you have been chosen to participate in a new rigorous challenge. Many of you will fail, but the ones that make it, will make history."
Basikov knew that this was a risky move for him, but now has no choice.
Dahc told Basikov "You ready to fail".
Basikov knew that he will have to observe the fighting tactics of all his group to survive this.