Aftermath
Dom stood on the ramparts overlooking the streets of Corus beneath. It had been two years since the end of the Scanran War. Although he and those around him were trained for combat in the service of the crown, this was the big war of their generation that not a single one of them would forget. They had lost friends, family and brothers-at-arms in the three years it had raged on. A war of that magnitude had severe effects on every single person of the realm.
On a smaller scale he knew it was the reason Lord Raoul had finally settled down although his wife and son were still never far from where he was, whether the Own was out on a call or not.
He knew it was the reason the Lioness had ended up with a fourth child, another small red-headed trouble maker which she seldom let out of her sight.
It was the reason King Jonathan and Queen Thayet had decided to step down from throne in favour of Roald and his Yamani wife Shinkokami.
He knew the reason his cousin, Neal, was so happy with the life he had built with his own wife and their brood of children was because the war had taught him to let go of things he could not change.
It was also the reason he ended up with both a promotion and the girl. Captain Domitan of Masbolle and Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan were a common sight around the realm whenever there was a problem that needed solving. They knew that they would never survive marriage, and they did not need to. They were content carrying on as they were, lovers. Marriage was merely a formality they did not need.
Yes. Beyond the nightmares, the worry and the death - the Scanran war had also given them something to fight for once again. It had restored their hope and faith in the dream that they knew as Tortall.
And life goes on.
A/N: If you have made it to the end of this, then thank you for reading! I hope you liked this random little story I predominantly wrote at 3am one night. I am unsure about how the last two or three chapters sound but overall this was a project for me and I hope you enjoyed it and were at least a little bit moved. My hope for this was to show a more humane side of our favourites that we don't see in the books and that the other characters within the Tortall Universe don't see.
Trauma is something that never really goes away but we can learn and choose to live despite it. By bringing these characters at least a little into the realm of reality I hoped to normalize this a little with the heroes we all know and love.
And perhaps waking up and fighting our demons each and every day is the true definition of bravery.
Goddessxx
P.S Please review so I know your thoughts, feelings or feedback and hopefully continue to improve.
