193 The Best Possible Way

Of the Warriors who stayed it was decided that an equal number would go to each village. Three joined Kel in Raisha and the other three stayed in Ilmir. Their official job titles remained but they ended up doing a variety of odd jobs around the village before taking up a secondary trade.

Most of them became miners but Kel and Blaise ended up working primarily in the printing offices because of their wives. But whenever a boy came of age to become an apprentice he went through the same training regimen everyone else already had and the Warriors dropped their other jobs to see it done.

Abby continued working closely with her sister on improvement projects and expanding the arts programs over the next few years. She had become a de facto piano teacher as well since she was the only person in the village who could play.