Epilogue

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Winter stretched on, uncannily joyful due to the slow recovery of people throughout Roma and Germania. Lovino was back to full health long before spring came, yet was too busy to notice when crocuses and snowdrops began cropping up in the melting snow. The air grew warm enough for people to walk about the palace green. In the springtime, Roderich Edelstein's piano resonated throughout the royal palace of Roma when Ludwig and Feliciano were wed. Cheer returned to the hearts of the people as masks were taken off, postmen kissed princes freely, and people could live without fear of catching the plague. Master glass craftsmen went back to making cups, bottles, lamps, and alike. Syringes were no longer needed. Trade flourished between Roma and Germania. Tellings of prosperity were dictated to scribes. And in perfect calligraphy was written: "Let this be known as the Golden Age!"

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