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Epilogue
Time passed, as it has a way of doing. By Princess Aislinn's sixth birthday, a new carol, The Twelve Days of Midwinter had become a traditional favorite. The song was composed about two years after the events here recorded by Lady, later Duchess, Cythera of Naxen, as a joke for the King Jonathan III and his Queen, Alanna the Lioness.
There have been many analyses of the lyrics over the many years since the song was written. It clearly became a private joke for the King and Queen, who could be heard humming the tune after a long day. However, this paper, commissioned by the Princess Aislinn and compiled by the Royal Academy, contains the true events the song was based upon.
A/N: The long journey is over! Thanks to everyone who stuck through the last two years to see the end! I know I'm about 3 hours late to actually have finished this during the official Christmas season (Christmas Day to Epiphany), but typing took longer than expected. :) It seemed right and proper to have finished this on Epiphany, since I started Christmas Day two years ago! (What a looong Christmas season!) I wish everyone one a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year!
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