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<title>The Shadowmaster - Epilogue</title>
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<h1>Epilogue</h1>
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On a bright autumn day, a boy and a girl sat on the high wall that surrounded a very old woodland. The leaves were gold and the sun reflected silver from
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the estuary far down the hill.
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High above, a jet drew a line of white across a clear sky and the girl stared at it as it arched above them, eyes wide and full of wonder.
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Jack Flint had put the heartstone into its niche and watched the sun and moon flick eastwards across the sky as the key to worlds turned the clock back and
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back until he knew he had arrived at the beginning of his journeys.
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As they sat on the wall, he took the great horn in his hands, raised it to his lips and sent out a deep booming note that echoed across the valleys on the
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peninsula where he had grown up.
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"Might as well let the Major know we're coming," he said. "And with luck, he'll get the kettle on."
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They clambered down and began to cross the field to the big house.
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"You'll love it here. A soft bed, good food. Great books. And the Major, well, he's special. He was my father's best friend."
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When thought of his father, Jack's voice almost dried up, but he swallowed hard, then flashed Corriwen a warm smile. It would take him a while to come to
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terms; and to let his heart heal. But he would get there.
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Jack took Corriwen's arm, and together they walked in sunshine towards home.
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THE END
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