Arriving home, the sun had now risen completely, and our families were all waiting in the palace gardens, waiting for our return. The moment we exited the trees, cheers erupted for our triumphant return from battle. Our children came running over to us, while Charles raced over to Felicity. Everyone embraced their loved ones, or kissed their loved ones. Robert and I hugged all of our children in one big group hug. They each took turns hugging Alexander. We all got hugs from Robert’s parents, Zara and Finn. Everyone was glad that this last mission was a success. But now it was time for a speech from Robert. Robert and I moved to the front of the crowd, throwing our aura out, to draw everyone’s attention to us.
“I want everyone to know that the war is over. The dark witches have surrendere
