Thus, Gaul's army of seventy thousand set out—and before it had even left the country, it came to a dramatic end.
With the death of the King of Gaul, Tabitha naturally became Gaul's King. In fact, the army of seventy thousand almost immediately supported Tabitha's ascension to the throne... and in the end, Tabitha chose to accept.
As for Red Ponytail...
"You haven't mentioned taking me away from here lately, have you?"
Looking curiously at Red Ponytail, who sat beside her swinging her legs, Yosette asked. She still remembered that Red Ponytail had initially said she would take her to find her family. At the time, however, she had not agreed right away, and afterward Red Ponytail never brought up the subject again.
"Well, because I realized that happiness differs from person to person."
Red Ponytail suddenly began talking about something else, leaving Yosette rather surprised.
"You see, generally speaking, mainstream social opinion says that if a child has been separated from their parents since childhood, they must long to be reunited with them. Once they meet, they will surely embrace and weep, put aside their past grievances, and love each other as a family..."
At this point, Red Ponytail spread her hands.
"But think about it carefully. If you've never lived with your parents since you were old enough to remember, would you really have any feelings for your biological parents? Literature says that blood ties can never be severed, but feelings vary from person to person, don't they? For example, you know you have a mother. What do you feel? Excited? Thrilled? Do you want to meet her immediately?"
"..."
Yosette thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"To be honest, I really... don't know how to put it. But ever since I was old enough to