Becoming a full-fledged Summoner meant accepting the fact that you had to bond with seven individuals. Seven strangers with whom you had a connection with. Seven strangers that you had to bond with in order to connect with their Spirit.
When Evan turned eighteen, he finally completed the Final Ritual. When he returned to the White Castle, his parents threw a big banquet to celebrate his official achievement. After all, it was a great honor to have a Summoner in the family who could complete the ritual without giving up halfway through.
It was then that he began his journey to find his Guardians, one by one.
Voss was easy to find compared to the others. He was the apprentice of a self-defense instructor at an academy on the outskirts of Elfroien. He lived in a rather small village, similar to Mathias. He was a year older than Evan and was very proficient with weapons.
They didn't have a problem getting along with him.