Epilogue

A real road was built from Koltor to Zoltan's village with a chain of courier stations along it. Zoltan did indeed become Lord Zoltan, an ally of Koltor. The village became a stop on the caravan trail. The village grew into a small city with a school and hospital, plus the normal taverns and brothels. Slavery wasn't permitted and the brothels were staffed with women who wanted to earn a little spending money. There was no stigma attached to the women but a man who supported himself by renting his women was invited to leave.

The Goddess had cured Urgah of the guilt he carried from his days in gladiator school which compelled him to go about doing heroic things. He settled down in the village as the chief of police and militia leader. He led troops and patrols to guard the village and repel bandits and invasions but his days of looking for a fight were over. He built a large compound in which he lived with his women and children. Two of the women with whom he had slept on his first visit moved in and were commonly considered his wives. The compound was the village's safe haven where widows and women fleeing abusive relationships came. He took in orphans, runaways and unwanted children, plus many who were considered to be his or Morgan's. He wound up being the city's family court, child welfare office and daycare center. All the children of the city took to calling him Father Urgah and his compound was a happy anarchy of women, children, cats, dogs and babies.