The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)

by John Flanagan

Halt looked up at the trees above him. “Why does this boy ask so many questions?” he asked the trees. Naturally, they didn’t answer.

He glanced quickly at his two companions. It was obvious from their expectant expressions that they were prepared to accept his assumptions as ironclad fact. Sometimes, he thought wryly, a reputation for being right all the time could be a heavy burden.