Epilogue
About 3 annuals after Annika was born DG was pregnant again this time she had twin boys, Logan and Jacen Cain. The boys were courageous and adventurous and every bit their father's sons with his blonde hair and strong chin. However they did have their mother's brilliant blue eyes. And 5 annuals later Delaney Cain was born. She had her mother's curiosity and her father's cautious nature. She had her grandmother's lavender eyes and a curtain of dusty blonde hair. DG and Cain doted on their children and yet never let them get out of hand.
Jeb married Molly O'Neill and the two of them stayed at the palace with the rest of the family. Jeb continued as Commander of the Royal Tin Men and Molly was DG's closest advisor (next to Glitch of course). Jeb and Molly had two children a boy named Jaron with red hair and blue eyes and a girl named Taren with blonde hair and green eyes. Both children loved to explore and find adventure.
Azkadellia and Carson Harkness married and had 3 children. Their oldest was a boy they named Brennen, with dark hair and lavender eyes, a kind spirit and sense of adventure. They had a girl named Jaden, who was quiet and cautious with light brown hair and her father's green eyes. And their youngest was a girl named Grace, with her father's dusty blonde hair and her mother's brown eyes flecked with lavender. She was rambunctious and loved to play.
DG and Cain were known and The Beloved Queen and Consort of The O.Z. They ruled the kingdom with a fair but firm hand. Under their care the OZ flourished. Schools were rebuilt and farm land was restored. The fields of the Papay bore fruit once more and the once ravenous creatures were restored to the passive gentle creatures they had been long ago. The city governments were reinstated and Tin Man squads were once again the norm on city streets. The pain and darkness of the witch and her LongCoats were almost forgotten. DG tracked down all of the tin suits across the Zone and had them all destroyed, except for one. The one that Cain had been trapped in she saved. She presented it to Cain one year after Zero's death. When he asked her why she told him that she thought he would want to destroy it himself. He took it apart piece and watched as it was melted down. He reclaimed a piece of his soul that day. DG and Cain ruled as Queen and Consort for 40 years and during those years the Outer Zone lived in peace. There were small skirmishes that had to be settled but an attitude of peace was felt throughout the Zone. Finally they grew tired and just wanted to rest and dote on their grand children they stepped down and turned the Outer Zone over to their daughter Annika Gale Cain.