Epilogue: Five Years LaterLuis did become mayor and the old, sleepy village of Rio Delgado thrived. No one questioned where the new prosperity came from, no one cared. Everyone benefited. A new church was inaugurated, houses and roads repaired, a village militia raised, and the old mill came into working once again. As the war between Spain and France raged, the Iberian peninsula fell into chaos. At one point it looked as if Spain might fragment and split into the kingdoms of old. France became the dominant power in Europe and would remain so for nearly two hundred years. By careful preparations, Rio Delgado remained unscathed for the most part and the people thanked their mayor for his wise and careful leadership.
After a brief spell in Malaga, Klaus returned and made good his promise to
