his back still turned to them.

He heard them all leaved taking different paths. He bent over and put his head close to the ground and closed his eyes that were watering.

"It was all for nothing," he said out loud. "I have failed."

With that he started to walk away into the forest by himself.

"Stranger," Claris called out. "You cannot think you have failed. Let us come with you."

"No," he said. "I feel the need to be alone. Thank you for your efforts even thought they did not amount to much with my family. At least Gorro turned out right."

With that he walked into the dense forest and left everything behind.