He’s caught by Halt, who takes him to Baron Arald. The leader of the king’s mysterious tracker-warrior Rangers, an older man named Halt, appears suddenly, and presents the baron with a piece of paper that might determine Will’s future.Īching to know its contents, Will, an adept climber, ascends the baron’s tower and sneaks into the office to read the paper late that night. Because he’s small, though, Will is rejected by Battleschool. Will believes his father was a knight who died in the war against Morgarath and he yearns to honor that memory by becoming a knight. Tall and strong Horace is accepted to Battleschool Alyss becomes a student of diplomat Lady Pauline George will study law at Scribeschool and Jenny will be mentored by the castle chef.

Now age 15, they attend Choosing Day, where each is selected as an apprentice to one of the castle’s Craftmasters. He raised them in honor of their parents, who died in his service. In Araluen at Castle Redmont, Will and four other orphans grow up as adoptees of Baron Arald. Now, he brings a secret weapon, the terrifying Kalkara. Last time, the Rangers surprised and routed his fearsome army of Wargals. The eBook version of the first edition of The Ruins of Gorlan forms the basis for this study guide.īaron Morgarath, exiled 15 years for his attempted coup against Araluen’s young King Duncan, plots another attack against the country. Following a long career in advertising, author Flanagan shifted to book writing and has published more than 30 novels for young readers, most of them part of the Ranger Apprentice world.

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