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Pledge of the Ranger Vol. 1: The Ash and the Ember

Drakos_Nox
​The Premise​In a world where the walls of the orphanage are designed to keep the spirit in as much as the body, young Arion has always looked toward the horizon. His life changes forever when he begins receiving cryptic signals from a silent, cloaked figure watching from the woods.​ After a daring midnight escape, Arion finds himself thrust into a vast, unforgiving wilderness. He is no longer just a runaway; he is a student of the wild, mentored by Ashen, a man of few words and many scars who carries the legacy of the Rangers-a legendary group of protectors now hunted to near-extinction.​The Conflict​The journey is far from a simple flight to freedom. Arion and Ashen are pursued by "The Hunters," a relentless force that uses the Rangers' own secret codes and tactics against them. As they move north, Arion must transition from a frightened boy to a capable survivalist. He is forced to learn the "language of the forest"-where silence is a warning, birds are sentries, and every broken twig tells a story. Official Notice: This fiction is officially cross-posted on Royal Road under the author name Drakos Nox. All rights reserved.
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