During the night, Bastion tell Ornmolik of Bastion's previous role as the personal boyguard of a general, and how Bastion led squads of warforged in hunting down enemy mages and killing them. He hadn't considered why he was protecting said general, but he did because he was ordered to. Guarding is something he did well. Now, with the war over, Bastion has had trouble finding his way in life. "You seem to have found a new mission. Not I. I wander, not knowing what's next."

The next morning, Bastion does remember to put on the ring given, and is ready to go forth and retrieve the artifacts.