"Know what?" I asked, looking at him suspiciously. This guy only seemed to be getting weirder and weirder.
"You are the keeper of the ring-the one who has to protect it all costs."
"What?! Why me? I may have been looking for some excitement, but this is too much excitement for me."
The man started laughing, "She sold you that line about being chosen from depression, did she?"
"Yes, and who are you? Shawn is obviously not the first person you have harassed."
"Oh, forgive me. My name is Kilmo. This ring...it has power. The power to choose who will destroy it. You obviously have the qualities that its looking for, otherwise you wouldn't be here."
"What...what do you mean?" I stammered. I didn't think it had been to hard to get to where I was now.
"The tiger that I'm sure you ran into...he is a guardian of the forest. If he didn't think that you were up to any good, he would have attacked you."
"Interesting..." I said quietly, remembering how he had taken the ring from me.
"And don't think that it's going to be easy. It will get harder, and...well, how do I say this? Choose a better partner."
"I didn't choose him, though." I said, pointing at Shawn, who seemed to be irritated at the fact that he was being ignored.