Just as had happened when the first dragon had been killed, people celebrated. There were parties and lunches. Toasts were given in their honor and prayers were sent for them.
No one seemed to notice but the people of Briarwood, the huge number of injured men coming back from the front. What seemed to be almost completely ignored was the reported number of men who would never come back at all.
Cora brought news to Delaney and the others that Vincent, Miles, and Duncan were fine, only minor scrapes. All of the women breathed a sigh of relief. They were excited now. There was only one dragon left! Surely the men would kill him off quickly and be home soon.
But that ended up being the last news to come for some time.
