The Isochronus Stag was nowhere to be seen. All that remained were the jewel-like butterflies that h

The Isochronus Stag was nowhere to be seen. All that remained were the jewel-like butterflies that had surrounded him, drifting in and out of the pale shards of light. On the other side of the tunnel that they had entered, Quinn and Horatia could hear a cacophony of voices and the sound of grinding metal - a rescue team had arrived for them. Wanting to keep the lost gardens and their experiences a secret, Queen Horatia and Quinn raced into the tunnel to greet the rescue team before they could venture any further.With Queen Horatia safely back above ground, Isochronus bloomed with bluebells, a sight that had not been seen for many years. The trees in the felled forest started to grow back, engulfing and then swallowing the marble statue of the Isochronus Stag into the ground. In the process, the entrance to the lost gardens was sealed off forever. As Isochronus flourished, the affected Isochrons’ eyesight started to return.A two weeklong celebration was held for Queen Horatia’s safe return. As part of the festivities, Queen Horatia granted a royal pardon to the Navigator after a mysterious green glass bottle had been found on the shores of Isochronus with a letter detailing their trials and tribulations. Returning to their homeland, the Navigator and her crew were received with delight and fanfare as they regaled the Queen and her citizens with tales of their adventures and new home.Whilst there were scattered reports and theories of his whereabouts and even unverified reports on the return of Isochronus deer, sadly, the Isochronus Stag was never seen again. Perhaps he was no longer needed or perhaps the balance had already tipped too far – sometimes even when you fix a problem, you still can’t go back to how things were.On the final morning of the celebrations, Quinn could feel that it was time for him to go. Not one to make a fuss, he quietly slipped away from the palace to wait for the portal to appear. Outside the gate, which was entwined with ginormous coral roses, the familiar light appeared again, warm and comforting, like the heat of the morning sun on a summer’s day. Smiling to himself as he thought back on everything he had experienced over the past year, Quinn walked towards to portal.“Goodbye, Quinn”, he heard, just as he reached the threshold.Standing behind him, all dressed in their finest attire, Queen Horatia, Prince Cassius, the Navigator and the Gardener had come to wave him off. In his own silent and resolutely unwavering way, Quinn had helped each one of them navigate through the very worst of their ordeals. Giving them one last beaming smile, Quinn walked into the portal with his tail waving from side to side, glad in the knowledge that he was leaving Isochronus, and his friends, in a better place than when he had arrived. With that, the portal closed. A deafening silence filled the air for a few seconds before the sound of birdsong returned.“I wonder if we’ll see him again” Horatia smiled, as she gently placed her hands on her stomach.#TheLostGardensOfIsochronus -- source link

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