End (I)

Although Valdmor was buzzing with activity, fear, and speculation, Leonardo didn't care about that as he had already considered Arcadia to be a chapter of his life that met its conclusion. 

The next morning when he woke up, he gathered his family and followers in a spacious dining hall. 

He sat at the head of the table, Leona standing right next to his left side while hugging his arm. As for Pandora, she tossed away all reservations and sat silently on his lap, her head lowered. 

After this morning meal that combined over three daily meals into one, Leonardo finally had the time to listen to everything that happened in the past two years of his seclusion. Only, he didn't have much of a reaction other than letting out a soft sigh. 

"Let me get this straight, you wish to stay behind and run an underground assassination organization together with Lucas, simply to target the believers of the Arcadian Faith that might rise after I left?"