New chapter. It's almost done... That's pretty much all I've got to say...

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Final Decisions

Several days later, Alara came into Edward's room, leading a band of tired but familiar faces behind her.

"Edward! Look who's just come back!" She exclaimed, pulling the young king from his light slumber. Needless to say that he looked overjoyed that they'd returned safely. And Cecil carried a light brown crystal in his right hand.

"You've done it! You got the crystal!" He cried.

"And it's all thanks to you," Yang insisted.

"There's no need to thank me," Edward said.

"But I don't understand how that thing you did worked," Cid complained.

"I remember hearing that song first when I was a traveling minstrel. I learned that it was used to ward off elves, so I thought it would work," Edward explained. "I can see now that I was right," He added.

"We all owe you our lives," Yang stated.

"I only wanted to help. You don't have to do that," Edward said plainly.

"You know, I've long wondered what it was that Anna saw in you," Tellah said. "But now, I can see it for myself: courage, rising from integrity. She was truly fortunate to have loved you. You'll make a great king." Edward smiled and blushed a deep red.

"Um... Could I speak with Cecil alone for a moment?" Edward asked.

"Sure. Come one, gang!" Yang sand, leading everyone out of the room.

Once they were alone, Edward sighed and said, "That was a lot harder than I expected."

"You did a good job," Cecil said, taking the harp out of his bag and handing it back. "I think this is yours," He added.

"No, keep it," Edward insisted. "You never know when you might need some things."

"By the way, what have you decided so far about Alara?" Cecil asked.

Edward hesitated before saying, "Yes. It's definitely yes." He was a little nervous that Cecil would tell him to think about the matter some more, but he smiled.

"Good for you, Edward," He said. But before they could say anymore, Yang burst into the room.

"Cecil! Come outside, quick! Kain's ship is in front of the castle! He found out about the crystal and he wants it now!" He explained.

"But we were just going to keep it safe," Cecil pointed out. Yang shook his head.

"Forget the old plan. All the Troians want you to give the crystal away. We've got to go or he might hurt Rosa!" He said, sounding distressed.

The last remark spurred Cecil into action right away, as you can imagine.

"Take care," He said to Edward and ran out of the room.

"I will. Save Rosa, please..." He called back. He sorely wished that there was something he could do, but he still couldn't get out of bed. All that he could do was wait for good news.

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What Yang said, about Kain hurting Rosa, scared me as much as it scared Cecil. I'd be upset if anything happened to her, to say the very least. So think about how Cecil, who clearly loves her so much, must have felt (and yes, I know. He can try and deny it all he likes, but I can see through it).

Grrr... I don't want to be here, in bed and unable to help anyone! I feel like I should be out there, helping out. I feel so useless. Oh, why, oh, why can't I be more useful to someone?

But, at the same time, I do want to stay here, with Alara. If I leave, what if something happened to her if I left? Yes, I know, it's a bit paranoid, but after what happened in Damcyan, can you really blame me? You know, I don't know what I want right now. Once again, I'll think about it.

But, on the bright side, the stiffness is finally going away! Alara said that I should be better by the end of the week! I'm sooooo happy!

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I think the ending is little slow. One more chapter left y'all! I'm so excited!