Samuel had been in the army for four years. He was well known for his accomplishment of having the most kills in the war. Samuel had changed so much that he felt he was a different person. He made it so no one called him Samuel anymore, now he only went by a code name, Shadow.

While starting his fifth year in the service Gestahl's forces had won and the war was over for now. Shadow was a changed man, he was no longer the calm and gentle father that he had once been. Making the hardest decision of his life Shadow decided not to return to Thamasa, instead he would become a mercenary and live like a nomad along with Interceptor.

Every so often Shadow would return to Thamasa and look through Strago's window at his darling little daughter. One day Shadow approached Strago in the woods and said, "Strago it's me Samuel."

"WOW, you dressed in all black, Relm will be so happy to see you," Strago responded.

"I'm sorry but I can't stay, do me a favor and give this to Relm. It's a letter that tells of my death in the war. Please go along with this story for I can never see my daughter again," Shadow said with a trembling in his voice.

And all people know how the story goes…