The entrance tests turned out to be a hoax. The Archon only needed an imitation of this event in order to push his student and ward into a place where they could not live even a couple of days without preparation. Having skipped the entrance ritual, Salem immediately finds himself serving in one of the outposts of the fire enclave, remaining for the next year in the most dangerous place of the Elemental peace. While the archon of fire will collect salamander particles, waiting for the totem to lose the last representative of the N'Dar family.