Hanso told Shadow to come with him, Shadow obeyed and he padded into Jade's den. "Yes, mom? Am I ready to become a knight?"
Hanso looked at his squire with pride, the captain knew what she was going to say. He remembered the words that Riahn once spoke when he appointed a squire as a knight. "Hanso, do you promise to stay endlessly loyal and defend the pride, even at the cost of your soul?" said Riahn aloud.
"I promise." Hanso had once said with pride.
"Then by the spirits of the ancestors I give you the rank of a knight, the Aerialin Pride welcome you as a full knight of this pride. May the spirits watch over your destiny, Hanso, you served us well." finished the former king as he howled, the others cheering his name. "Hanso!"