The Heart of the Universe

Everything is fine. You won the battle for Ashhold, brought Mark back from the blight, and stopped the church. Now you're all lying together in a clearing on the grass in the forest.

Lololoshka lay down in the middle of them all, with Mark on his left, Gimlin on his right, and Never a little further to the right. The three of them lay in the sun. Gimlin simply lay on his back, his hands clasped behind his head, while Never curled up into a ball.
In the distance, John lies in the shadows, whistling and lying on his stomach, watching everything unfold. Calm reigns. After they defeated the infestation, all was well. However, Balsmeg, as always, was dissatisfied and sat in his forge. No one gave him a second thought, as everyone disliked him, to put it mildly, for his waywardness and rudeness.