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The day the army returned was joyous across the entire kingdom. Women and children flocked in droves to meet husbands, brothers, boyfriends, and friends as they entered the gates covered in their regal battle-worn armor. Smiles were everywhere; the war had been won, a cause for celebration that would surely last a week at least.

You were among the crowd, weaving through reuniting families and the occasional sobbing girl who'd discovered her young man had been lost in the final push. You prayed this wouldn't be your own fate--your husband was a general, after all... if he'd fallen, there would be mourning across the military. You would worry until you set your eyes on him, however. You spent minutes on end chasing any figure that appeared familiar to no avail, and you felt your chest tighten with dread by the second.

Your rising panic was quenched before it consumed you, though, as a gentle tap settled on your back. When you turned there was your husband with his snowy hair in a long ornate ponytail and his uniform in perfect order. It'd been months since you'd seen the man, so you couldn't help it when you flung yourself into his arms.

"Hello, my love," he said into your hair. You could hear the smile in his voice: he'd missed you deeply.