Epilogue
In which the duo come to a temporary stop.
"Why are you stopping?" a small child wanted to know. "That isn't the end."
"It is waaay past your bedtime," his father announced. "Your mother will have my head if I keep you up any longer."
"But mommy isn't here," he argued.
"Exactly. The point is to get you to bed before she catches us, otherwise, there will be trouble. I know that there is a lot more to the story, and that there are many unanswered questions you must have, but I'll have to pick this up tomorrow night."
"How much more is left?" he asked his father. "I didn't see before you closed the book."
"'Legend of the Seven Heroes' is divided into three segments: 'Dawn of the Seven Heroes,' then 'Journey of the Seven Heroes,' and finally, 'Struggle of the Seven Heroes.' I just finished the 'Dawn' segment. I'll read the second part tomorrow, and if we run out of time again, I'll read the last part the next day."
"Ooh, I can't wait!" the child said, getting fidgety. His father laughed, then froze as a new shadow entered the room.
"What, pray tell, is going on?" a voice called out.
"Erm, well I, you see-"
"Save it, dear. It's plain to see that you're breaking your own curfew rules. I think I'll give one of the servants a day off tomorrow. Can you guess who will be filling in?"
"Yes, sweetheart," he replied solemnly.
"Now, off to bed, son," she said, giving the boy a kiss on the forehead.
"Night mom."
His mother blew out the candle lighting the room and marched her husband straight to bed while he hung his head sorrowfully. The child fell back against his bed. He could barely sleep. His thoughts were on the next installment of Littlefoot and company as he tried to imagine what adventures they would have next.
The End
To be continued in "The Land Before Time: Journey of the Seven Heroes."
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