Epilogue.
Chinsey,
Capital of The Gramarye region
Grand Quillia
June 1856
He had lost everything by refusing to be a part of what had happened in these subterranean chambers, but here he was, beneath the Trade headquarters, where the Elf had been cut open, probed, and violated.
Rickenbacker had to admit to himself he was relieved to be back in a laboratory, however fleetingly. His adventure had started here, and the now he was ready for the next chapter, a part of his story that would give him more knowledge of the Wonder than anybody in Gramarye had known for decades. Before embarking on the journey across the Attar Mountains to the Ditch, he was determined to find out as much as possible about the Threat, and the more he found, the more impressed he became.
“I’ve never seen such a
