The Hero sat on a rock, resting his weary feet. The Innkeeper sat beside him.
“The king didn’t have to banish you just because you wouldn’t marry his daughter,” he said. “You fulfilled your oath!”
The knight put gripped his hand.. “You didn’t have to come with me.”
The Innkeeper looked behind them. Wagons lined the road. Scattered among them were the survivors of the Dark Lord’s army, who pledged themselves to peace after defeat. “After what you did for us, we couldn’t stay.”
The knight looked to the horizon. “We’ll build a better kingdom. I know just the place.”

“Hillside” by Nicholas_T is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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