The kingdom of Freedonia is gone now. In her place stand new kingdoms, built upon the land she tamed for them, by the people who were born (or made) within her borders. In the center of where the castle once stood, there is a giant statue of former Knight-Captain, Lord Spaulding the Illustrious, one to equal every simole of the money he gave to people who desired to build such a statue over the years.
The Pit Beast is gone, and with it many of the wonderful and magical mysteries that made up so much of Freedonia. No one knows where it went, or if it yet lives, only that the hole in which it resided filled with sand and became the first officially refuted suspected landing site for alien space craft.
The war between Tredony and Aarbyville did occur, but historians disagree on the year it began, and the year it ended, and which side won in the end, and what involvement -if any- Freedonia had in its cause or its resolution. Time has buried the evidence like a pirate buries treasure: Under an impermanent landmark marked on a poorly drawn map that gets torn into pieces and retrieved one scrap at a time by a well-trained parrot who would probably rather be talking about yetis.
Commander Steven Westmoreland was not the only knight of Freedonia, he was merely the first of many to follow, the first of which was Captain Rupert Eastlyn the Cheerful of Freedonia. Another in the line of knights was one whom Commander Steven initially took on as a squire, one Sir Stabsalot the Ferocious of Fourinnlandia.
Many mysteries about Freedonia remain. What happened to Royal Adviser Greta, who penned most of the kingdom's historical records in her spare time? Or to Build Master Krispin, whose buildings stood as long as Freedonia, and then crumbled and disappeared without leaving a trace when the kingdom ceased to exist? Did the town criers ever learn to make less noise?
Some mysteries have been solved by dedicated researchers, however. It is known what happened to the enormous whale population that had clogged the ocean just off Freedonia's shore. An entire museum was built around the most famous whale hunter of all, former Merchant Eloise, who found her true calling as a Dread Pirate on the oceans. Her many and varied adventures on the ocean swells were written and sung about by the brilliant playwright, Rhapsodist Rhianwen, whose three daughters, Ruslana, Rihanna and Roxette are all known to have followed in their mother's footsteps as successful musicians of surprisingly diverse types.
But one mystery of Freedonia remains unsolved to this day, and is considered one of the Great Historical Mysteries. The disappearances of Commander Steven, Magus Amie and Spy Adora has puzzled scholars for centuries. What is known is that Spy Adora found some curious metallic object in the forest, from which she said a man emerged, asking what year it was. When she answered, the oddly attired gentleman thanked her and wandered away. She returned to the Commander and told him of the strange thing in the forest, he in turn informed the Magus. The three then went into the forest to examine the mysterious machine. They were never seen again, but it is presumed by many that they entered it and went to wherever the man inside had come from, though where that is no one knows.
Many speculate that what they stepped into was the first Lightning Leap Atomic Molecular Arranger (LLAMA), and were transported instantly to another location far away. But this was hundreds of years before the first known LLAMA was built, so it seems unlikely.
Others say it must have been a time machine, but of course those haven't been invented yet.
Whatever the case, it is known that, despite the disappearance of her knight, wizard and spy, Freedonia continued, and thrived for many years after their abrupt departure.
Hail, hail Freedonia, Land of the Brave and Free.
And hail also to Captain Steven Westmoreland, Hero of Freedonia.
Gone now, but never forgotten.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it, and goodnight everybody.