As soon as the seal shattered, Ruru came inside, bolted towards Ume, and hugged her, placing her head on Ume's shoulder.
"Ru... Ruru," Ume murmured, embracing her hug. "It's been so long."
Following her, Vyaghra and Jambavan also came inside, and the moment their eyes fell on Ume, they immediately bowed to their knees.
"Welcome back, Your Majesty."
Their cracked voices carried a sense of relief and happiness.
Ume walked towards them and raised them both by touching their shoulders one by one.
"It warms my heart that you two are doing well," she whispered.
"It's all thanks to the young warrior," Jambavan declared. "We're only here because he risked his life to save ours."
"Raj came as a harbinger of life in the Forest of Gumiho and put an end to our endless suffering of the past thousand years," Vyaghra added.
"He has truly done so much for us," Ume said, smiling at me softly.
"Wait, wait, wait. Did you just say THOUSAND YEARS!!!!?????" I exclaimed.
