The village, they stopped at was out of necessity. They dropped off their dirty laundry, and went into the local Inn for food. Harry gave the Innkeeper, three tokens that were used for Heralds traveling across the Kingdom, and paid for Draco's meal with a silver piece.
Corina explained to the Headman, they weren't assigned here. That their Herald assigned here would be a day or two away from them.
Hermione watched the children plying the Companions were tidbits with attention.
Tonight, they would sleep in real beds, because Hermione had asked that they could just stay in the village, seeing as they weren't circuit riding.
"Silver, for your thoughts?" Harry questions as he sat down with a careless grace.
"Just thinking, there is one subject that I haven't managed to learn about from anyone." Hermione replies, she looked at the Herald.
"Oh, and what would that be, sister?" Harry questions
Hermione's eyebrow rose but she said nothing of the subject of being Harry's sister. "You and Corina have mentioned it a few times, lifebonding. What is it and how many couples are lifebonded?"
"Lifebonding is very rare, its sort like love at first sight. Even rarer among Heralds. We first give our hearts to our Companions, then to the Heraldic Circle, not many of us have a third love. Expect there are about four lifebonded Heraldic couples living today, Heralds Keren and Sherill, Queen's Own Herald Talia and Herald Dirk, Queen Selenay and Prince-Consort Darenthallis, and myself and Corina. That's just among the Heralds." Harry replies "its either a lifebond or not, sometimes the bonds of brotherhood get heated and more physical but not much more."
"Who would name a child, Darenthallis?" Hermione questions "Its a mouthful."
"He's from Outkingdom, Rethwellen to be precise, they always use long nominatives."
Its been two years, since Draco and his various family and friends, came to Valdemar and began their new life. He was the only one, who was still out of place, he didn't belong anyway, he was still taking classes, but they were just busy work. Hermione was taking her own Heraldic classes with a passion, she was even named Herald-Chronicler's Second. She was basically and interning Herald with classes. Sirius and Remus moved out of the estate and went to live in Greyfalcon's marches. They decided to work for Snape, who thrived as a Lord, he was fair and just in his dealings with the people in his jurisdiction. They haven't heard from Luna in two years, so they just decided she knew what she was doing.
He was just dawdling in Trevor's stall, he knew very soon his friendship with the Companion stallion might end because Companion acting oddly these past few days.
: Heyla, Draco.: a familiar mind-voice greets, as the stallion trotted up.
Draco looked up and made the mistake of staring directly into Trevor's eyes. He found everything he was missing in those eyes, he found the friendship, love, and acceptance. He badly needed.
: Its about time, I Chose you.: Trevor states, cheerfully. As he went over and nuzzled his new Chosen. : I've been near dying to do that for two years now!: