Guardian Academy

However, the valiant Guardian Fellows, whose mastery of magic enabled them to defeat the superior force of the Feyren army and the Imperial Dragoons in the summer accept Ben and into the famed Guardian Academy, where they find the training to be just as tough and thorough as it is reputed to be. As the only Earthan in their class, Ben struggles with the magic training but manages to do better than he expected—until a disastrous final test. Returning home with a heavy heart, he discovers that the Feyrens have finally struck.