Ahren can hardly believe his luck.
He.
And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events.
But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.
From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones.
His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads.
Ahren can hardly believe his luck