Epilogue – Far and Away

ASHE

I found Aodh, sitting regally at the top of Mint’s mountains. A throne made of stone. Cold and sharp just like the god of the underworld.

His face was dark and impassive. The hatred inside him poured out and I could feel his disgust with this realm hanging in the air.

“You dare come before me halfling.” He sneers as I make my presence known.

I brush off his rude remark. His power has no hold over me.

“How long will you keep the Moon Goddess imprisoned?” I watch Aodh's expressions carefully, but he gives nothing away.

“Until I get what I want.” He remarks with a flat tone after a moment of silence.

“Don’t be coy with me youngling. You are in my realm now.” I snarl back. A little of my beast showing. “You forget your henchmen are dead. My Knights still live.”

“I will kill them!” He pounds his large fist against the stone throne, stating a matter of fact, his red eyes holding no lies.

“For what? Because Inanna had been promised to you by her father centuries long before? The