Andy, a B-rank shield-bearer and a dragon tamer, is blocked from entering Shadowwater Forest because rules ban dragon tamers and low-ranked awakeners from beast-gathering zones. Ms. Barrios intervenes, persuading the guard to allow entry and secretly gives Andy and his friend Karl two decoy scrolls that block one fatal blow and teleport the holder outside. Reluctantly accepted, the pair step into the forest while fellow hunters scoff, calling the scrolls wasted and betting they’ll be teleported out within ten minutes. They enter protected — but whether the decoys will save them remains uncertain.