After the loot was transferred the enemy boat was set a blaze and the crew set free on their spare boats since they could not take any prisoners with them, then they continued on their travels to the raiders home.
A month of traveling later they saw a coast line and everyone started celebrating, the coastline was full of swingings hills and inland you can see dense forest.
"You see that were home now" Sandra was waving into the country side happy as can be as.
As they row among the edges of the shore there was a small opening in the mouth if the sea and they could see a village full of people, they heard bells and ringing of the villages. People were pouring into the docks waving at them and the crew started rowing faster to get to them. As they dock a mass of people suddenly started calling for their fathers, mothers, significant other or child and many didn't answer. Sandra ran towards two females one younger and the other one older
" Mother, Victoria" as she hugged them.
Arslan was a but lost on the family reunion of this people so he was left hauling the cargo with some other people into the docks. Then suddenly he felt a tug on his shoulder it was Gusmag.
" So what are you gonna do now young warrior?"
"Don't know in the meantime probably find some lodgings in this village as I find my bearings" Arslan shrugged his shoulder as he explained.
" Arslan!" Sandra ran towards them with her family.
She introduced her mother and sister to Arslan, both the woman looked like her but they were much shorter. Both were fair, brown eyes and blonde curly hair. the older woman looked like she was in her 50's while the younger one looked like she was around 17.
"Arslan if you don't have nowhere to go you can stay at my place" Sandra and her family smiled at him.
" Hahaha I was gonna offer him the same thing" Gusmag chimed in.
A strong warrior was a massive boom to a village and the lost of many of their warriors were a big lost for this villages. As Arslan talked with Gusmang and Sanda and her families the all the loot was finally though onto the docks and the separation of loot began. For a pirate ship they were full of loot , jewelry , spices , gold , diamonds, weapons and armor.
Gimp was in charge of the distribution of the loot and one by one they lined up to get their share. Arslan was forced by Sandra and Gusmag into the line. once the loot were separated one of the boats started loading up and the rest of who stayed started dispersing in their general direction to this or that road to their villages.
Arslan decided to stay in this village "Chag" and took Sandra's offer.
"So this is goodbye for now" Gusmag shook Arslans hand.
"For now I guess" Arslan smiled at him as they shook hands.
"You two gonna cry?" Sandra was poking fun at them for how long they both were saying their goodbyes.
"You're so heartless Sandra " Gusmag yelled at Sandra in a playful way.
Arslan and Gusmag separated and Arslan was dragged by Sandra to her place. The place was a small house with a river and a small farm in the front.
" There is going to be a celebration tonight and your going" Sandra told Arslan and he agreed.
"Those equipment you have is weird, where are you from?" Victoria and standards mom Candance were inquiring Arlan a massive enough question. He told them he was from the west , in a land separated by states and he was only a traveling swordsman.
"Don't be so modest" Sandra spoke
"He disarmed ten people in a brink of an eye , he won a duel with Rufus and his friends , He massacred and killed the pirate captain". Sandra bragged and bragged about Arslan achievements to the two women which left them speechless.
"And he's only 16!"
"Wow!, he's a year younger than me" Victoria cried out
"Sandra please your embarissing me" Arslan pleaded with sandra he was not used to being bragged about. He was confident but hearing about his achievements made him blush.
Arslan was given his own space in the corner of the house, it was not a very big house but it can accommodate 4 people well enough even if they didnt have enough rooms they can put a small wall up and a bed space.
Once they were done unloading they went to the village center started helping out. decorations here and there , pigs were being roasted, lambs slaughtered and barrels of ale were being stockpiled in the corner. Some people were happily doing it while some were saying their goodbyes to the love ones they lost then joined in. As Arslan was busy helping out Victoria came to him with an older man, apparently he was the village head and she just wanted to introduced him. He's help with the decorations were cut short as the man took him around the villages and introduced him to the surrounding population and infotmation that he needed to know.
After the initial introduction night was starting to set in and the celebration began , out of fifty people who left the village only 10. ten made it back. The celebration was for their passing and the survivors , Arslan was dragged by Sandra, Victoria and Cassandra all around the festivities to interact with the rest of the village and he was even forced to dance or taught how to dance. bond fires were everywhere and everyone was making marry , some of the people that came back even proposed or were proposed to by their significant other.
As the night progressed Arslan slowly sneaked off to the corner of the village and was feeling happy at the though that it wad indeed a good idea that he travelled among his this people, life looked simple here.
"There you are my young friend! , I found him!" Sandra yelled out.
By this time his achievements became known to the village and many young onlookers were eyeing him.
"Sandra please no" Arslan was grabbed by Sandra and was hauled back to the festivities and many women were waiting to dance with and and this went all night long.