Due: 4/16

Rangers Apprentice: Book 4, Battle for Skandia.
By John Flanagan

This book starts out with Will, future ranger, still stranded in Skandia. His companion is Evanlyn the undercover princess. Halt is still tracking Will with Horace(the warrior apprentice). They're reunited but with a ly twist, Will and Evanlyn are recaptured by the Temujai. Brutal warriors from the Eastern Stepps.

Halt becomes mixed up with the Skandians, to keep the whole party alive. The Skandians are not accustomed to any strategy, their war strategy was to see the enemy and attack. But the Temujai's evading army was both bigger and more organized then theirs. Halt becomes their master planner, he is trapped in Skandia because the Temujai are blocking the passes to Araluen so they can't get home. So if they died so did he, there was no other way to stay alive.

Will is given position as commanding officer of Skandia's very first archery unit. And Horace is given the position of watching his back. That's how they won the war, an unexpected attack force that got them the ace in the hole. It was close but with many casualties, including Ragnak the Oberjarl.

Erak the new Oberjarl decides to personally deliver the released slaves, Halt, Will, Evanlyn, and Horace all back to Araluen. That starts the new piece treaty between former mortal enemies. King Duncan gets his daughter back, Halt gets his apprentice back. Horace is promoted to a full time knight, Will is offered a place as an elite scout for the kings army, and everyone is home.