***THIS IS BOOK 1*** Years have passed for Rangers, Will and Halt and both are happily married, each with a daughter. As their daughters reach their fifteenth year they inform their fathers they wish to train as Rangers. Neither man is surprised by the request, yet neither is certain they want their only child in the line of fire. They both know all too well the dangers a Ranger can face. Princess Cassandra and Sir Horace also have a child, Mitchell. They decide to send him to the Battleschool at Redmont. Despite being the future ruler, Horace wishes for him to train to be a Knight as well. Follow the new Ranger apprentices and Mitchell as they build a friendship, get into mischief and all try to claw their way out from beneath the mantle of their famous parents in order to prove their own worth. ****This is a fanfiction based on The Ranger's Apprentice series. We realize that the 12th book has been released and that storyline differs quite a lot from what we've written, but we actually wrote this a long time ago well before 12 came out, just never put it to paper before now. ****

Two years after Will and his friends returned from Nihon-Ja, they got wind of a war brewing in Arrida against the Tualaghi. During the war, Will was lost and thought dead, only to return five years later, shattered beyond repair. He struggles with the ghosts from his past, isolating himself from those he loves, and from most people. Meanwhile, Halt and Alyss raise his twelve-year-old son Daniel, who is following in his father's footsteps, unaware that he even is still alive. But once again, war seems on the horizon, and Will's skills and knowledge will be needed. Will he be able to put his past behind him enough to help his kingdom, or will he not have the strength? DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ranger's Apprentice. All rights go to John Flanagan. I am not profiting off of this story in any way.