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A/N okay well this should pretty much wrap things up satisfactorily… if it doesn't say so in a review.
Gill and Kale ended up as wards of Pirates Swoop. It took some convincing and even a rushed trip to the capital by Lady Alanna for the King to take Kale's innocence seriously. Things came to a head when a regiment of raiders from the islands were caught with human cargo on their ships and forbidden magic at their command. The islands were on the brink of war with Torall and its allies.
The only event that prevented this was the unexpected, although some speculated that it was not unplanned, death of the leadership of the islands. Rumors of Assassination were rampant. Finally the wild rumors died down, but in their wake was a new reserve and caution on the part of the slavers and monitoring of the use of magic in the islands proved the levels to be down below any threatening level.
Thus things gradually settled down, with the queen's riders to protect against raiders and bandits Tortal was settling down into peace and prosperity. As a result of the new peace times were good and the people of the realm benefited in accordance with that.
Gill and Kale lived rather comfortably and eventually both children joined the queen's riders to protect others from the type of people who had ripped their lives apart so long ago. Neither forgot the kindness of the people who had helped them and both were made the stronger for their experiences.
A/N okay I know that was really short, but it's a wrap-up/epilogue. The important stuff is all over anyway so this was all that was needed to end it out. I could add details if they are really wanted but if not this will do.