Sean -- now _there_ was a ranger; the reason he had denied any such title for
himself. For Sean's parents were both rangers, and had raised their son with
tradition in mind, a role he willingly accepted. The two had instantly become
the closest of friends, as if fate had planned their meeting. They grew up
together, and shared whatever they could. They exchanged tactics and skills,
spent as much time together as possible -- whether adventuring, training, or
just goofing off --, paid for things when one ran out of money, and relied on
their friendship and resources when both of them did. All in all, each was the
closest thing to a brother the other would ever have.

But even if it had brought them together, it was fate that separated them.