In lieu of FF. net's empty promises about instituting an author's notes feature, I'm leaving a final chapter here for posterity. This is not an effort to pad out the word count, merely a desire to leave a record of final thoughts and impressions.

Paradise Calling playlist (Copy URL, delete 2 spaces):

Melodies of Hyrule (Full Album) – Taylor Davis
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Beautiful With You – Halestorm
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Lost in Paradise – Evanescence
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Afterthoughts:

It's been a wonderful adventure, full of learning experiences and more pitfalls than I care to remember. I'll not bore you with the details. Suffice it to say that I've suffered a few broken bones and hearts along the way. My muse is finicky and doesn't handle stress well.

If you're interested in following my "career," then I have a second book in the works. It's actually a prequel to Paradise Calling, detailing the life of Malon's parents — Talon the palace horsemaster's son, and Syrenne the Gerudo thief — and tells the story of how they met, fell in love, and maybe helped to stave off the apocalypse.

Remember, I cherish every review that I receive. They help me grow as a writer, even the negative ones. Hell, especially the negative ones, as unpleasant as they can be.

It's my belief that Malon deserves so much more than the paltry effort Nintendo has given her. The fact that they bothered putting the ruins of Lon Lon Ranch in Breath of the Wild shows, I think, that her tales deserves to be chronicled in the Legends of Zelda. I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed telling it.

Until next time~
Raynre Valence – Sage of Time