(General P.O.V.) Epilogue-

Sure enough, the Chimera made it to Syracuse in record time, and upon the proof of Marina, the books, and the deal with Eris, Proteus talked with Dymas, but right before they arrived into port, Rosi was surprised with a proposal, a marriage proposal, that is.

Naturally, Rosi said yes, and with Sinbad agreeing to stay in Syracuse on the behalf of his daughters and Marina as it has been a crazy adventure, and well, the whole crew needed a well-deserved break, and if witnessing Proteus and Rosi's wedding is part of it, they're happy to be there either way.

Almost immediately within a week of their arrival, Dymas was able to have arranged trips of a box of the books from the pile per boat to every city that's related to the Seven Cities and beyond, and with the announcement of the engagement, the next week was spent with many people arriving to Syracuse, and within the outer borders of the city, more people came as well.

To negate the near-disastrous and dramatic scene of the whole public almost-execution of Proteus and Sinbad's near deaths and Eris's appearance, Rosi surprised many people by suggesting that the ceremony of their wedding is to happen publicly in the same place.

Proteus figured that it was the best idea ever since the Book of Peace came back within Sinbad's hands, and he then decided to make it even better...But first, he asked Rosi's opinion on it, and she was all too happy to be part of it, and they then told Dymas, and he was overjoyed to hear that Proteus is ready to be king.

At the end of the week, the ceremony of their marriage/initiation was witnessed by perhaps the whole city, and Marina was almost relieved that her ceremony with Sinbad was simple compared to this. One stray thought came to her in the fact that if Sinbad had never appeared on Proteus's ship in the first place, Marina would have perhaps experienced a similar ceremony like Rosi did, though she figured that it would have happened in the ballroom, maybe.

But Marina was all too glad that she met Sinbad, otherwise she wouldn't have known the wonderful allure of sailing on the seas, having incredible adventures, creating a family within the crew and Sinbad, and she wouldn't have two amazing daughters out of it.

Sinbad thought similarly on that day as he witnessed his childhood best friend get married and become king all on the same day, and he briefly thought that if he hadn't left Syracuse when he was younger, he wouldn't have become Captain or met Kale and the crew, but he would have perhaps been introduced to Marina sooner...yet it was obvious that he didn't want to fight Proteus over her if something happened within the city...

Or maybe Proteus would have noticed sooner...but he wouldn't have met Rosi...Maybe he would've met her sooner...There were many 'What if?'s on that day, but they didn't follow on those thoughts for they are all happy with what they are having with each other and more.

Stories were told of the temples of Eris being cleaned up and the books are all treasured, and sure enough, before the end of the month, Eris is all known around the world, revered and feared equally, and understandably, the quartet was anxious if Eris appeared again, to acknowledge that the deal is fulfilled.

On the last day of the month, at sunset, Eris didn't appear at all, but a new temple did appear, right on the same place that certain events occurred in. Sure enough, it was one of Eris's temples, but a tad more eccentric, with statues of Lupus, the wolf they all remembered too well. Proteus declared that the temple is sacred ground, and that all the palace residents is to respect and follow the traditions when they're in the temple.

Marina made up her mistake by praying and following the traditions as the first one to enter the temple, and to her surprise, she felt approval instead of anger. Within a few days of packing and storing all the food they would have, the Chimera then set off, leaving Syracuse with the promise of visiting every spring or summer as the twins would want to grow and learn, and of course, for Sinbad and Marina to catch up with Proteus and Rosi.

Within the next four years, the new king and queen soon welcomed two boys by two years apart: the oldest having Rosi's green eyes, Proteus's light brown hair, and pale tan skin. His name is Darius, and he's the godson of Sinbad, much to his shock when he heard the news upon his visitation a few months after his birth.

And then there's the youngest, having Proteus's light-ish dark blue eyes, Rosi's dark brown hair, and tan skin. His name is Evander, and he's the godson of Marina, much to her joy when she heard the news only a month after his birth when she came with her family.

All the same, both sides of sea and land is at peace, and even Eris had to admit that Proteus is doing a fabulous job with his city, and that Sinbad has been doing rather well on his adventures. She hasn't regretted making the deal, and she is quite content, happy with all the reception she has been receiving in the temples, and if some of those prayers allude to chaos and discord, her favorite things of all the world, well, she couldn't resist a good deal if she could steal, ruin a city, or cause a war occasionally as long as they don't affect Sinbad or all that he sees as family.

And so, the story of Sinbad and Marina continues on with the adventures of their daughters, Neoma and Peta, and for better or worse, the legends of the seven seas are forever written in the books. The End.