FRS Chpt Epilogue

==Falcon Rising - Epilogue -==
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===Journal of a MechWarrior===
Change is something that takes time. A culture does not shift overnight, nor does change come easily to those set in their ways.
 
It was the same with the Jade Falcon Clan. After the Battle of Tukayyid, the Clans were paused for a fifteen year period. 
 
The Jade Falcons did not remain stagnant in this time period. In fact, they made massive inroads into raising up a new generation of warriors, their sibkos were trained to new effectiveness that mirrored the Hell's Horses in many ways. And the civilian populations were mostly left alone. As long as the resources needed for their war machine were provided, the civilians in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone were left alone. 
 
Under the leadership of Khan Chistu and saKhan Aidan Pryde, the Falcons pulled most of their manufacturing base and as many members of their clan as possible into the Inner Sphere. They were planning for the long game. Terra could still be taken, but they would need to play the long game. So they prepared and waited. And after seeing the results of the training program that their once-bondsman was running, they began to base all of their Sibko training on it. Thus handing over the molding of the future generations to someone who had different plans for the Clan.
 
It took decades for the changes to begin to take hold. But, by the time of the FedCom Civil War, the Jade Falcons had begun their reformation into what would later become a new nation. 
 
While Sudeten became the beating heart of the 'Mech and vehicle factories for the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. But Steelton, was the place where the younger generation of the Clan were forged into the new soldiers and warriors of the future. 
 
It was on Steelton that the changes first started. The young generation was wary at first, the old man seemed odd and his methods hadn't been proven to be effective yet. But as the years continued, his training was adopted universally across the Clan.
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===Forging new kind Clan Warrior===
"I think I understand why this appeals to you," Darya spoke, stepping out onto the front porch and sitting on the chair next to me. "It is… Peaceful, and settles something within me."
 
"Well, I'm just grateful that I've got someone willing to spend time with me this time around." I grinned and leaned over to kiss my wife. "The last time I did something like this I was alone for all of it."
 
Before Darya could respond to me, Gray trotted up, her eight legs carrying her fast as she settled in between our chairs, her pregnant belly resting on the deck.
 
As Gray rested, both of us enjoyed the setting sun. The day might be ending, but there was an entire future ahead. And I now had someone to spend it with. 
 
Life wasn't perfect, and there was still a lot of work to do. But I had a chance to change and affect things here.
 
I looked at Darya, the shorts and tank top outlining her athletic form. 
 
I also had the chance to have a new family. It might not be a direct replacement for the original one that I once had. 
 
Darya matched my gaze and raised an eyebrow, her auburn hair shimmering in the fading sunlight. 
 
"We should go inside, a new sibko arrives tomorrow, and we will have much to do." she told me.
 
"Right, just let me finish my drink and then I'll be inside."
 
I sipped at my coffee, admiring her form as she stalked inside. Her hips shifted in a specific invitation. "I thank you for this gift you've given to me," I raised my mug in a toast and muttered a soft prayer before draining my mug and standing up. 
 
I made my way in after my wife and closed the door behind me. One chapter of my life was closing, and another was opening up.
 
The End
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