Ben's NaNoWriMo Log

Epilogue added Sep 23, 2005
It took some time to get the Just Reward in good enough shape to return to the mainland, but return it did. Though she had struck a devastating blow to King Alfred's plans, he remained on the throne. Blocked from any easy sources of income to fund his reign, Alfred was forced to make concessions to a number of factions in the kingdom. He had a skilled political mind, and managed to recover eventually from his initial setbacks. In time, he made other attempts to abuse the power of the throne, but Sarah kept close tabs on the goings on at court and did her best to counter his ploys and those of his cronies. Sometimes she acted directly, but more often than not she put her sizable fortune to work funding subtler opposition around the kingdom. Forced to keep his dealings clean and legitimate, Alfred became known as a good and just king, despite his own schemes. Sarah and Randall married, and had four children: Rufus, who joined the "family business" and became a daring pirate; Ursula, the rebellious one who became an honest merchant captain; Theodore, who took over the land-bound side of the family's operations due to a complete lack of sea legs; and Rachel, a free spirit who chose a life of random adventure over a career of any sort. Molly and Carathix stayed on with Sarah, though Carathix established a tower at Blood Tide Cove where he continued his arcane studies. Lars returned to the Wolf Pack, despite having enough money to easily retire. Alliardo eventually did retire, settling far inland in Averdane, where the reputations of old pirates made no difference to anyone. Alec succeeded Alliardo as Sarah's second in command. King Alfred had a son and two daughters during his almost thirty year reign. Shortly after his death, Sarah retired from her life of piracy and published an autobiography based on the detailed journals she had kept during her infamous career. Though it was banned by both the Crown and the Church, copies of the book continued to find their way to readers throughout Jal Kufri and Ahandria.
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