Iris remained by Damon's side no matter what he did or how bad he thought he was. There were people who could still love him.
Maybe the greatest thing he had gained over the years was not his vast power or wealth, but the people around him.
How lonely must a person feel to live without anyone? Why choose solitude when you have company? Having just one person who loved you was a great treasure that all the jewels in the world could not compare to.
It only took a lonely person to realize that. Damon watched Ric from the tent as a squirrel and a raven pestered the young boy as if they wanted to cheer him up. Damon smiled.
Evangeline and Abellona were busy.
Evangeline went around healing everyone who was hurt, making their physical pain disappear. Meanwhile, Abellona went around distributing the food Damon had stored in his shadow storage. Wherever she went, she spoke of the future and painted a bright image of a new world in everyone's minds.
