Solomon was the first to step up. He had thought years about his answer. He didn't know if it was enough for such a great wizard, but it was all that mattered to him!

"There is something I want to achieve!" he said, voice trembling and higher pitched than usual, but there was no mistaking the steel and determination in his eyes. He looked straight at the Wizard and balled his fists as he remembered why he was here. "More than that, there is [i]someone[/i] I want to reach, at all costs!"

There, he said it.