Mishka
All and all a great intro for a story. You've taken your assignment in an unexpected direction and that will hook the reader. I know I want to find out what happens. Is it really over or is it just another beginning. Must agree with DM ( Dungeon Mistress? OH sorry Dragon's Muse) on knelt and kneeled, I've never known how to use or pronounce the latter.
On a more personal aside, try not to make Rhabbi too nervous. I know how that goes. My sally can get pretty worried when she reads some of my fiction. It's only fiction I tell her, but feelings are feelings.
Mad Lews