Under Jupiter's arrangements, the army of over a hundred thousand withdrew step by step. Military fortresses were built across the continent, with only enough troops left behind to suppress the local areas, while the rest all returned home.
Ships laden with soldiers sailed back across the sea to Britain. Their families, having received the news, came to welcome them, crowding the ports until not even water could pass through. Patrol forces had to be increased to maintain order.
Whenever soldiers disembarked, bearing the rewards they had earned through bloody battle and displaying their hard-won merits, waves of cheers and applause erupted from the crowd.
Seeing relatives they had not met for so long, they embraced in overwhelming emotion and wept, tears streaming...