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<blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 2819488" data-attributes="member: 5338"><p>Epilogue</p><p></p><p>Summer is definitely over; one morning, the students awaken to find their breath misting in their cold rooms. After they have washed up and dressed, the pretty maid brings up a fresh load of wood for the stove. With eyes lowered demurely and a lovely blush to her cheeks, she tells them Cook has made them special treats if they want them. No one has called them "heroes" directly, but the entire town treats them differently now. Shy and reverent children follow them around and whisper in awe. Some of the girls have taken to wearing their hair in the same fashion as Serai. People smile. There's always an extra treat or someone willing to buy another round. The barkeep refuses payment for food and one night they find coin on their pillows, suspiciously the same amount they paid for the rooms.</p><p></p><p>And with great fanfare, the bell is completed and loaded onto their wagon. True to his word, the mayor give each a purse filled with gold and a firm handshake. He takes Dante aside, though, and asks, "Now about that mine. I don't suppose you'd be willing to sell it back to me? After all, you're students. You don't have the manpower or capital to make it a working mine. What do you think, lad? Could we come to an agreement?"</p><p></p><p>Dante smiles crookedly and replies, "I'll have to think on that."</p><p></p><p>The trip back in the wagon seems almost anti-climatic, especially since the bell and its straw padding now takes up most of the wagon bed. It is uncomfortable to sit for too long in the cramped, cold wagon, even with the blankets and hot drinks the townsfolk thoughtfully provided. Serai picks a straw fight with Dante, who for once doesn't immediately pick up his book. George's leg is still sore and he can't find a good position to sit anywhere. He's miserable and wonders if this year will be any different from, any better than, the last. One thing he's certain of: he's no longer going to take the abuse of the Atli Crows and Maleks of the world.</p><p></p><p>At the university's gate, Ishii unceremoniously jumps off the wagon and waves good-bye. The gnomes are working in the gardens, putting the flowers to bed for another season. Ishii hands an eldery gnome a bag of seeds and though the students are too far away to hear their conversation, the elder gnome laughs heartly and slaps Ishii on on shoulder. His bet is won.</p><p></p><p>Sobering thoughts occur to each of them then. Dante and George will soon be busy with lessons and exams. Serai, of course, will be working on campus, but will have little time for them. Jade's position with the Embassy will keep him from the campus for long stretches. And Ishii is a gardner, a servant of the University; students rarely mingle with the staff.</p><p></p><p>They decide not to speak of it. Instead, with great and forced joviality, they deliver the bell to the Headmaster, who had already heard something of their exploits and orders them to the infirmary. It is then that Dante and George truly realize how difficult it is to be back, to be mere students among other students, to answer to teachers and headmasters who see them as no more than apprentices and children.</p><p></p><p>But for them there is only one year left before they get their rings, which will proclaim them as fully-licensed wizards. George looks at the gear tattooed on his left palm, the mark of his school etched in his flesh on his very first day of school. So much time has passed since then and yet, there is still so much to do and so much to learn.</p><p></p><p>George smiles. "So Dante," he asks, "What are you going to do with all that gold?"</p><p></p><p>---</p><p style="text-align: center">SO ENDS OF SOUND MIND</p><p></p><p>The adventures of Dante, George Barleycorn, Jade Harkith, Ishiro Longshears, and Serai will continue in GALAHORN.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eris404, post: 2819488, member: 5338"] Epilogue Summer is definitely over; one morning, the students awaken to find their breath misting in their cold rooms. After they have washed up and dressed, the pretty maid brings up a fresh load of wood for the stove. With eyes lowered demurely and a lovely blush to her cheeks, she tells them Cook has made them special treats if they want them. No one has called them "heroes" directly, but the entire town treats them differently now. Shy and reverent children follow them around and whisper in awe. Some of the girls have taken to wearing their hair in the same fashion as Serai. People smile. There's always an extra treat or someone willing to buy another round. The barkeep refuses payment for food and one night they find coin on their pillows, suspiciously the same amount they paid for the rooms. And with great fanfare, the bell is completed and loaded onto their wagon. True to his word, the mayor give each a purse filled with gold and a firm handshake. He takes Dante aside, though, and asks, "Now about that mine. I don't suppose you'd be willing to sell it back to me? After all, you're students. You don't have the manpower or capital to make it a working mine. What do you think, lad? Could we come to an agreement?" Dante smiles crookedly and replies, "I'll have to think on that." The trip back in the wagon seems almost anti-climatic, especially since the bell and its straw padding now takes up most of the wagon bed. It is uncomfortable to sit for too long in the cramped, cold wagon, even with the blankets and hot drinks the townsfolk thoughtfully provided. Serai picks a straw fight with Dante, who for once doesn't immediately pick up his book. George's leg is still sore and he can't find a good position to sit anywhere. He's miserable and wonders if this year will be any different from, any better than, the last. One thing he's certain of: he's no longer going to take the abuse of the Atli Crows and Maleks of the world. At the university's gate, Ishii unceremoniously jumps off the wagon and waves good-bye. The gnomes are working in the gardens, putting the flowers to bed for another season. Ishii hands an eldery gnome a bag of seeds and though the students are too far away to hear their conversation, the elder gnome laughs heartly and slaps Ishii on on shoulder. His bet is won. Sobering thoughts occur to each of them then. Dante and George will soon be busy with lessons and exams. Serai, of course, will be working on campus, but will have little time for them. Jade's position with the Embassy will keep him from the campus for long stretches. And Ishii is a gardner, a servant of the University; students rarely mingle with the staff. They decide not to speak of it. Instead, with great and forced joviality, they deliver the bell to the Headmaster, who had already heard something of their exploits and orders them to the infirmary. It is then that Dante and George truly realize how difficult it is to be back, to be mere students among other students, to answer to teachers and headmasters who see them as no more than apprentices and children. But for them there is only one year left before they get their rings, which will proclaim them as fully-licensed wizards. George looks at the gear tattooed on his left palm, the mark of his school etched in his flesh on his very first day of school. So much time has passed since then and yet, there is still so much to do and so much to learn. George smiles. "So Dante," he asks, "What are you going to do with all that gold?" --- [CENTER]SO ENDS OF SOUND MIND[/CENTER] The adventures of Dante, George Barleycorn, Jade Harkith, Ishiro Longshears, and Serai will continue in GALAHORN. [/QUOTE]
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