The Battle of Windbell Plain ended with the Kingdom's army suffering a dramatic, total collapse.
But in the Kagash Kingdom, accounts of the war were overshadowed by one man.
That was the Count of Green Forest!
A wielder of mysterious powers who had nearly wiped out the entire royal palace single-handedly!
The name Green Devil had become enough to make children stop crying at night throughout the kingdom!
To Aaron's slight surprise, the Grand Duke of Bauhinia and Lord Yunisis both escaped safely. Of course, the old duke had been dealt such a devastating blow that he died not long after returning to his lands.
But Lord Yunisis was still alive. He inherited the duke's position and, for reasons unknown—perhaps because of something Aaron had once said in jest—put Vivian on the throne as queen, while proclaiming himself regent.
At the same time, he sent envoys to accept all of Aaron's previous terms: ceding territory in the Northland, paying a million Nar in reparations, and ending the war between them.
The Green Forest and the Kagash Kingdom managed to return to a semblance of peace. As for the wails of the Northland's many lords, no one cared anymore.
They had been the ones who suffered most from the Green Disaster in the first place. Now their castles had fallen, and they had no strength left to resist.
In their place, a wave of enthusiasm for the study of mysticism swept across the kingdom and continued to spread beyond its borders...
Sothoth Castle.
"Welcome home, my son. You've conquered territory almost as vast as another Green Forest."
At the gates, all the returning warriors received a hero's welcome, and none more so than Aaron.
Even Theodore had personally waited by the road for quite some time.
"Father, I've killed the