Epilogue: Part 2
10 years later…
I never imagined I would be excited for my coronation day, but I was. I couldn't wait to prove to everyone that I could rule as a strong queen.
Of course, nervousness swamped me that day, but Elliot helped so much, and so did our two children. My parents also gave me encouraging words. For most of the time spent together, my parents had all the burden and stress from their queen and kingly duties. They never fully had time to relax with each other, but now I was giving them the chance to.
Upon my arrival back from the journey to Asterwen, I told my family the truth of what happened to my grandfather. They believed me and accepted it, claiming that that sounded just like my grandfather.
My parents and Elliot were also worried about me while I was gone since I barely told them anything in my note, but in the end, they were glad I discovered the truth, but no one was happier to learn the truth than I was.
Once he told me that all things happen for a reason, and this is proof of that.
I never had the easiest time accepting that I would become queen and some people didn't make that easy to do, but in the end, it made me stronger and a better queen.
The journey I had to go through to discover the reason of his death had helped me learn the lessons that would aid me in my rule.
Even though I still upset that my grandfather couldn't be there to see me as queen, I think everything life threw at me made me value his words even more.
And in the end, even though I didn't get to spend as much time with him, I was glad to have had such a wise and caring grandfather. But then again, even though my time with him is over, his wisdom, kindness, strength, and presence was with me forever.
The End