Before Adrian could gather his bearing after meeting A'Mila, he was dragged out of the tent like he had been brought in.
The next minute, he was tossed into a cage made of tough wood from a tree called Darkwood, held together by ropes. Adrian recognised it because destroying it was a test for them back when he was a hero trainee.
While their task was to break the wooden bark by any means, all the heroes failed to even make a dent in it. Once they were tried and defeated, the instructors revealed that Darkwood wasn't something that could be chopped by mere strength and a tool. It required a particular skill only a handful of blacksmiths seemed to have in Nexaria.
While Adrian reminisced about the past, slowly, the tribals began arriving and formed a circle around the cage, cheering like it was a big show.
Adrian thought he would be getting a weapon since he was supposed to fight someone. But Akila was there to rain on his parade.
