Four months had passed since that day, from her room's window Merida saw the sunrise.
Dun'Broch had mourned and her heart still ached but now she had to prepared herself and the kingdom for the upcoming storm.
She caressed her belly softly and lovingly, she was pregnant.
-Lord Gilroy!- The men yelled as they rushed to the gigantic bear, the blizzard made it difficult to see but Mor'du was moving. They raised their weapons...
-Get this brute off me!- Gilroys voice was heard from under the mass of fur.
-Is et dead master?-
-No...et is just taking a nap. Of course et is dead!-
Several men began pushing and managed to get Gilroy out from under the bears body.
A hunting knife stuck from its throat -Brute should have never got so close- He said as he shook the snow from his clothes.
-Where's mine brother?-
The men looked at each other perplexed until one answered - I saw him run to the forest sire, he must have thought ye were dead-
With a small sigh the red-headed man spoke -He ought tae know me better than that. Organize a search party, we'll find him. Meanwhile find something useful to do with this- he gave a small kick to the gigantic corpse.
Gilroy left the village with several men, following the tracks in the snow until they reached something they had never seen before.
-Wot is this place?-
He shrugged -I do not know, but et seems my brother reached this place and laid on the snow; then...there's nothing-
When they returned empty-handed the village mourned. Mor'dus head had been hung on the wall and it's hide turned into a cozy chair, while it's meat provided food for many weeks.
Finally after months Gilroy decided it was time to return DunBroch to it's ancient glory and together with a group of men and women they set to the ruins of the castle.
Restoring it would take months but it was possible.
-Sire?- a man interrupted timidly -Ye ought tae see this- Gilroy followed the man to a far part of the grounds and stopped infront of a pair of tombstones.
-Mother?- He whispered and kneeled on the ground. The tombstone read "Princess Merida of DunBroch"
-There's something else sire-
-"Ferris of DunBroch"?- he stood up and with a determined look he ordered -Bring some shovels-
The body was mostly a skeleton but the clothes and weapons were his, no doubts.
After searching the pockets Gilroy found the piece of tapestry.
-How is this possible sire?- one of the men asked.
-I dont know. But we have work to do, let my brother have his rest-
They covered the body again and set out to their work.
THE END