As his twenty-first birthday approached, Sir François asked what he desired that, if it were within his power, he may grant it to him. Orin's answer was certain, "My true desire is to be a Knight, my lord. The boon I would ask of you is that you grant me a quest of knighthood, that I may win my spurs as a Knight of Bretonnia."

Sir François looked back at the young man, grown now to his full height and with strong, broad shoulders. "You will make a good knight. I will buckle on your sword at your birthday feast, and I will grant you the next quest that comes to my court after that day."