No need to apologize. [ He was pretty shy, huh? Roland offers a hopefully reassuring smile, as he continues. ] It's interesting enough that I get to talk to someone with a similar experience. I didn't think I would, on the Voidtrecker.

A king's cradle is kind of like the shrine where they go to rest until the time comes to be summoned. Evan had to take the Trial of Knowledge and Strength all alone to earn his kingmaker, Lofty. I wasn't there when it happened, but I guess the name alone suggests its a bunch of tests to see his worth as a king. [ His smile is fond now, as he remembers the humble origins of their world... ] He definitely aced those with flying colors. Is this something similar to the kirins? A rite of passage, perhaps?