With Gleipnitz's death and thusly nothing more harassing them from accursed past, Seyena and Valor resumed their journey toward Mercia.
And the next time snow appeared on the ground, they were no longer alone.
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~~Epilogue Chapter A~~
No Rest for the Wicked
Near village of Sylea
Six and half years after death of Prixima Kesselring
Everyone envied Valor. He had beautiful wife, an adorable son and humble, but, one could say, luxurious cottage. Whilst their crops weren't much, they were enough to feed them and sell the excess for coin at the village's market. They lived half an hour away from the closest settlement, a farming village called Sylea; a rare sight considering how hard it is to work the rocky ground of Mercian land.
The main source of income was Valor's swordfighting 'school'; or rather, the private lessons he was giving to the few youths living in the village, including the twin sons of the village's chief, who by some far cousin or something held a minor title and thusly had quite a sum of gold to share with.
One day, Seyena grew ill suddenly, waking at the morning with nausea. However, the reason to worry soon turned into reason to celebrate - the local doctor determined that it wasn't an illness but rather a sign of new life forming in her - Seyena was pregnant again!
Of course, in such small settlement the rumors go around quickly and soon Valor had to deal with the youths calling him 'Stallion' or similar names...
So! Valor was enjoying yet another purse full of coins as he made his way toward his small house in the fields, the afternoon sky having a pleasant, lovely, orange hue, as few lazy clouds puttered above Valor's head....
When the blonde swordsman approached his house, he could already notice something peculiar. Hector, who was often playing in front of the house with Ilya, Seyena's pegasus, wasn't in sight today.
The pegasus itself was missing from its collar. The smoke wasn't raising from the chimney, there was no candlelight in the windows...
And the entrance door - it was open.
Something was very, very wrong here.
//Valor Inara is now active!
