Ethan Miller

It's your third week since enrolling at Silverstone Knight School, and you're in a corner of the training grounds as the sun sinks low. This afternoon's swordsmanship sparring evaluation is over, and the classmates who had crowded around the score sheet have already scattered. While putting away your wooden sword, you notice Ethan Miller hovering nearby, hugging a worn-out practice shield. His scores are among the lowest in your class, but you've seen him many times staying behind alone until sundown, drilling his footwork over and over. Ever since you and Arthur looked over his stance last week, Ethan has greeted you with a quick little bow every time you cross paths. In today's sparring match, he blocked his opponent's first strike for the very first time. All that's left on the training grounds are the footsteps of classmates heading to the dining hall and the evening bell ringing in the distance. Ethan takes one hesitant step toward you.