He furrowed his brow, trying to remember, and understanding flashed in his eyes.

“I remember…” Loki touched my face. “I remember that I love you.” I bent down, kissing him ful on the mouth, and he held me to him.

Sara had been drained too much to use any healing on me, but Loki was as good as new. He lifted me up, carrying me out of the King’s chambers. Sara walked with us, and we went out to see what damage had been done to the palace.

Kyra apparently had told the other Vittra what I’d said, and when they heard the King was dead, they scattered. What few were left bowed before Sara. She was their Queen, their reigning monarch, and she declared a ceasefire.

Not al of the Tryle survived. We lost a few, but only a few.

Duncan broke his arm, but he did much better than I thought he would. Finn probably had a concussion, but he would live. Tove hadn’t been hurt at al, and Wila was proud of the battle wounds she sustained.

Despite the losses, and the damage to everything, I felt good.

We had done what we set out to do. We’d freed ourselves, and the Vittra people, from Oren’s oppressive rule. We were free.

Epilogue: Four Months Later

The first few weeks after the Vittra attack were rough. I’d broken several bones and dislocated my shoulder. So many of our people needed the healing powers of Aurora and Sara that I refused to use any on myself. I had to heal the old fashioned way.

Everyone was quick to point out that I healed much more quickly because of my Vittra blood, but it was stil a rough couple of weeks. Some good things came out of it, though. Like Loki waiting on me hand and foot. Truth be told, he barely left my side.

As soon as I was wel enough to attend, we had my mother’s funeral. The entire kingdom turned out, and to my surprise, the King and Queen of the Kanin came, as wel as the Queen of the Omte.

They came to pay their respects but also to thank us for ending the tyranny of the Vittra.

Oren had set his sights most fervently on the Tryle, but we weren’t the only ones. It wasn’t until the funeral, when so many people came that the crowd overflowed into the street, that I realized what exactly we’d accomplished.

I also got to hear from other Tryle and even other tribes what my mother had done to protect them. The deals she had made, the things she gave up, and al the work she put into keeping the peace.

Elora had given so much to the people, and it was so moving to see them truly appreciate it.