Valtava: Dragon Sword

Epilogue

"There's a big one, Tony! Look!" Ada pointed at the rapidly swimming fish in the stream. He extended his arm forward as much as he could, trying to grab the fish swimming by, but he leaned a bit too much and found himself falling into the water. He wiped the water off his face as Ada squealed and laughed.

"You naughty girl, I'll make you pay for this!" He pulled Ada into the water with him, causing her to scream.

"You!" Ada splashed water into his face, and he did the same. She paused to look at the fish around her and said, "There's another big one, quick, catch it!"

Tony lunged his hands into the water and caught a large trout, grinning in pride. "Here, you take this one!" He threw the fish at Ada, who managed to grab onto it with her own hands. Tony caught another fish for himself, and the two of them climbed back on shore. Ada gasped when she saw that the bottom of her dress was covered in mud.

"Oh no, my dress is all dirty!" She frantically tried to wipe the stains away, but they would not come off.

"It's alright, we can get you another dress," Tony consoled her.

"But where are we going to find another dress in the middle of the wild?"

A lightbulb lit up in Tony's head. "Marrock City is right near us, we can go there and buy you a brand new one!"

The two of them cooked and ate their fish quickly, then made their way to Marrock City. Ada gasped in excitement as people and houses came into view. She ran past the city gates and found aisles of vendors lined on either side of the streets. "Look at all those vendors! It's just like Elonia, isn't it?" she said, feeling a wave of nostalgia.

Tony followed her as she went vendor to vendor, looking and touching at various playthings. She picked up a hairpin that sparkled with white and pink jewels and held it in the gleaming sunlight.

"Miss, do you like this hairpin? It's half price for newly engaged couples!" the merchant said, seeing she had a young man next to him.

Ada looked over at Tony, then said, "I don't know if we're engaged, he has never proposed to me," she teased.

Seeing she was putting on her princess attitude, Tony knew he could only play along with her. He held both of her hands with his own and said in his most gentle voice, "Ada, will you marry me?"

A big smile formed on her face, and she nodded, feeling shy all of a sudden. They didn't notice a crowd form around them, cheering and applauding. "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!" they chanted.

Tony looked around, feeling once again like there was no escape. He leaned his head forward until his lips met Ada's, sending her a warm energy that spread among her entire body. When he pulled back, he saw that her face was as red as a tomato. She covered her cheeks with her hands and ran off down the streets, sending the crowd into laughter.

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"Twenty-eighth cup! See which of you can beat me!" Stephen hollered, gesturing for his cup to be refilled again.

"Alright, alright, you win, Stephen! I can't hold on for much longer," one of the soldiers grunted, putting a hand over his mouth to stop himself from vomiting.

"You guys, you need to work on your wine tolerance!" Stephen snickered.

The soldiers nudged him and pointed to Fennie, who appeared at the entrance of the tent. "Look, your wife is here!"

"Awesome, why don't you join us, Fennie?" Stephen said, waving his hand at her.

"Are you done drinking or what? Get over here," Fennie ordered with her arms crossed. She walked out of the tent, prompting Stephen to follow her. They returned to their own tent, where she sat down on the bed.