"What kind of father would do this to his only son? The future King of the empire.", Aster wonders to himself, In disbelief of what his father did to him. When he was going to succeed his father's throne to be the next King of Riguania, he was banished from the territory. The king's only son, whom he adored and whom he promptly provided every comfort in the world was thrown out by his guards into a dark forest. The forest of Wanderers.
He arrived in a swamp region, lost in the forest of the Wanderers, a mysterious marsh. He saw a cabin on the shore of the river, with lights on. For a prince who had been in excruciating pain and hadn't slept for the last three days, it was a blessing in disguise. He knocked on the door, but nobody answered. The door was open so he entered and discovered flasks filled with vibrant potions, wands , hairs of animals, colourful brooms and a lot of things Aster didn't even know the name of. Something weird was about the room, actually everything. Aster says to himself, "What kind of witchcraft is this person trying to do?"
At that moment, he hears a pleasant voice out of nowhere. "Boy, you shouldn't have come here. This place is not meant for the timid. You will be lost here forever if you do not quickly leave the forest." He glances out of the window and notices a woman holding a sword while wearing a white clock. "Who are you?" he exclaims. But, the woman disappears in the mist.
"What is happening, who was that strange lady? She also called me timid like father did", Aster says to himself. "Nevermind, I can see something is really wrong here but whatever she was, I ought to go."
"Meow, meow, meow," cries a terrified cat. He looks around and sees a cat in a small boat crying. "Chiro!", shouts Aster. That was his beloved cat, Chiro. How is Chiro here he wondered. He gave her over to his mom. "Don't worry, Chiro, I'll save you." As he advances to help her, he sees eyes popping from the water. Aster screams, "Those eyes... Alligator!!" with fear. "Oh my god, there ain't one but so many"
"Those alligators will eat me up. I can't do this. What should I do? Let Chiro die and run saving myself. No, I'm not that weak. It appears that Aster has overcome his dilemma. Luckily, one alligator shoved the boat in his direction. He could draw the boat closer to the shore if he swam swiftly and get in the boat.
He inhaled deeply and jumped. He made it the boat while the alligators started revolving around the boat. Chiro jumped into Aster's arms. "It's okay kitty, we'll be safe". He moved the boat closer to the shore being careful of the Gators and threw Chiro towards the ground by him. Her cat sensors helped her to land safely. "Chiro, get out of there and run! Hurry up!" Aster tries to divert their attention from Chiro. It succeeded, but the Gators attempted to topple the boat. Aster accepted his fate, but they fled awat as the king's soldiers fired gun at them. "Aster, my boy," sobs his mother. "Mom!" Aster was astounded. He was helped out of the boat by the soldiers. Both of them were secure.
His father says, "You passed the test with flying colours." "Test?" Aster asks. "You had turned into a weak person living in luxury, but a king must be brave and willing to risk his life to ensure the protection of his people." Aster didn't know what to say but he was happy that no one can call him timid now.
"So that's why you sent that mysterious lady and had a weird cabin set up here" says Aster. "What? What lady and what cabin Asty?", his father exclaims. He looks around and finds that the cabin has disappeared.