Garen stands with a relaxed posture in the pit, overseeing the new recruits, or unoathed, go through their evaluative testing. Many show promising results, but some are in dire need of improvement before getting cut. Two men out of the twelve during the archery segment cannot hit the desired amount of marks. Garen gives them a few goes at it, but when they fail to provide, he has to cut them. The next text is proficiency with the Orders' standard armament. Time and time again, the unoathed fail to complete the test because of their slow adaptation skills to the different weight and balance. Four of them fail to provide the skill with these weapons, and Garen must remove them from the test. Half the starting number remain, and the test of endurance, agility, and strength remain. Garen calls these last tests part of the *Proving Grounds*, for here, you must prove your actions with wit, speed, strength, and have a mindset to never quit. The agility test consists of the unoathed to climb the watchtower of Kraks' wall, race past the battlements, and reach Garen in a desired time. Many testers fail to do this, as they cannot alternate their patterns of fast to slow, as they reach the many turns of the wall. One unoathed, during this session even falls off the wall during this time, proving he is to clumsy to pass the test of the walls layout. The test of strength is when the unoathed have to climb the top of Toov's tower two times, some barely managing to reach the top the first time around. Garen has to mark X on the chart for two men, them not being able to pass it in time. The final test remains of endurance, to be able to swim in Krak's canal in chainmail armor. Unfortunately, one of the unoathed can't even swim, so he was cut. Two recruits remained, William and Mordin. Garen gives the instructions to swim to the far side of the canal. Mordin goes first, but heeding Garens' orders, he swims to Garen, on the far side of him, not the canal. Garen throws Mordin back in, and makes him swim tiredly to the end, nearly not passing the test. William, however, swims along the edge of the walkway, pushing off to gain speed on the various twists of the canal. Garen smiles at the wit, approving. The two unoathed remain at attention near the edge of the canal, dripping wet, awaiting further orders. Garen marches to them, and says "If you wish to pass the test, you must now jump off Toov's tower." Mordin questions him with saying, "Sir, are ye crazy?" Garen simply laughs, giving a nod of his head. William without any hesitation agrees to it, and with some further thinking, Mordin does to. Many disagree with jumping off the tower, it peaks a little over the clouds, the top barely visible on cloudy days. Garen nods his head and says,"Very well, we shall finish off with this." Mordin shakes with frightfulness, knowing he shouldn't have accepted the choice. As they climb through Krak, William is heard breathing hard. They reach the peak, and Garen stands near the edge. "How brave of ye two...but the only problem is, only a fool would jump off the tower." Mordin sighs with relief, and Garen gives him a questioning look."Ye are OK with this? Being called a fool?" Mordin replies with "Sir, call me what you will, but if this is the stuff necessary to fight in a justified battle, I will heed the call."Garen turns to William and says, "And you?" William replies with, "Well, I just don't care one way or another." Garen nods his head slightly disapproving, but the test is totally optional. He nods his head and says, "Welcome to the Order, lads." Garen, against all odds runs forward and jumps, falling into the canal of Krak.