The Beast and the Sword Book 2: The Changes

Page 63 Epilogue: One's Resolve

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By the time morning came, the children had been safely returned to their loved ones. With Carver and Noelle's assistance and after being thoroughly checked over, they had taken their time to find the children's parents.

After Carver had looked over Sachiko, he guided her out of the room before he took her over to someone who very much wanted to see her.

Karasu had been waiting as healing mages tended to him while Avalon had Conor sitting in her lap, both of them wrapped in a blanket.

Karasu soon spotted her as she looked weary and worn out as she had been wrapped in a blanket herself.

"Sachiko!" He called out.

"Aniki!" Sachiko cried as she ran over to him as Carver let her. She jumped to him as he was able to catch her with ease. She ended up crying however, "I-I'm so sorry! I ended up releasing my magic, I wasn't thinking straight, I was--I was so scared!"

"Yosh, yosh, it's okay imoto---" Karasu told her, as he kissed her head, "--I'm just so glad you're alright."

A Healing Mage soon told him, "hey now! Don't push yourself, unless you want that injury to reopen again."

Karasu couldn't help but laugh softly, "Sorry."

Thus the Healing Mage went back to work as Sachiko removed herself from her brother. "Man---This is some way to start off our siblings' birthday huh?" Avalon said.

"You're telling me." Karasu said.

"... At least it'll be one we'll always remember." Conor joked as they couldn't help but laugh again.

"Still can't believe it---" Carver said, "---The one leading that Midnight Sun group---Is using Licht's face." He sighed, "I can't imagine what Prism must be feeling right now."

"How do you know that guy leading them is even an imposter?" Noelle asked as she had been helping out a couple of children that had been staying in the Church.

"You're talking to a guy who knew Licht since he was a kid." Carver said, "I think I'd know an imposter when I hear one."

"So who do you think is the imposter?" Karasu asked him

"That I wish I knew." Carver said with a sigh, "But whoever it is---He's got a lot of nerve using Licht's name like this."

"You mean---The real Licht doesn't hate humans?" Avalon asked.

"What, you kidding?" Carver said, "He's the one that started everything back five hundred years ago in our time."

They looked shocked by this sort of thing.

Noelle couldn't help but comment, "That's not true. You must be joking."

"No, it's not like that!" Carver said, before he explained, "Before Prism was born, before Zeid and Alma married, the current Princess of our time, was caught in a tornado made from wild magic. Licht ended up saving her life."

"Wait the Princess---" Avalon said before she had a realization, "---Are you talking about Princess Teita?!"

"Well duh, who else was I talking about?" Carver said.

"Wait---But that means---" Karasu said as it soon clicked, he soon kept his voice low, "---She's Prism's real Aunt?"

"Of course she is---" Carver said before his look softened, "---Well---She was the Pixie's Aunt."