Shortly after Soleil reaches adulthood, she sets out on her own path in life, a road neither Acer nor Airena would have ever anticipated. But they don’t have much time to stew on it, as shortly after her departure, they find themselves leaving Pantarheios as well, heading out to begin reconstruction efforts on the southern continent.
After over a hundred years in the south, Acer returns to the north to find it has changed considerably in his absence. The nation of Ludoria is no more, the Yosogi family has become a nation of its own, and the former states of the Azueda Alliance have separated, waged war, and unified again under the name of Azuetta. As always, the world continues to change around him.
A good ending to this series about the long relatively slow life of our friendly high elf. Like previous volumes, the chapters detail an important aspect of his life, ultimately leading up to him turning into a spirit and what came afterward. All in all, an entertaining read.
I am essentially reviewing the entire series here, and SPOILER WARNING. Just in case.
The final volume of the series, with a very comfortable pace and an excellent narration style, unique in a way.
This is the ending that makes sense, and brings the whole journey to an end, a very satisfying end. We essentially ride along through 850 or so years of the life of a rather unique individual, and the author shows off some rather fun world building skills. The tone is soft, and often melancholic. It reminds me a bit of Freiren with some of it's themes.
This is a soft blanket in a dim room read, it's comfortable, unchallenging, and emotional. I recommend the series, despite the rather unfortunate title. I would have called it something more like "The journey of a long life", but better than that.