You were one of the lucky twenty three men and two women that had been selected by the dragons this year to train as their riders. The dragons were incredibly picky and demanded that all citizens be presented to them when they came of age. The castle where you would be trained was massive and impressive.

And you were going to be late to the banquet in about fifteen minutes after getting turned around and lost. So lost that you didn’t notice the man you passed in the hall until he called out boredly “You’re going the wrong way, you know. The banquet hall is this way. You actually passed it thrice. I counted. Not very ‘worthy’ of the dragons if you ask me. Why would they ever select someone like you?”