And so Anne became a Rogue Keeper, and Penelope and Hiro joined her as a sword for hire and a wandering wizard, respectively.
Jocelyn returned to Saint Lupin’s. After completing repairs, she opened its doors at the beginning of the next school year and filled the campus with students. Rokk became a professor and taught a course in Old World mythology, and Princess Whiskers taught Combat 101.
After turning one thousand and two years old, Sassafras finally retired to his wizard’s tower and promptly blew it sky high, leaving a sizable dent in the surrounding countryside. Local authorities took him into protective custody (their protection, not his) and eventually transferred him to the Asylum for the Magickally Insane. He wasn’t technically insane, of course, but it proved to be a good fit nevertheless.
Captain Copperhelm was offered a position with the Wizards’ Council that involved tracking down sassy bards and giving them a good thumping. This also proved to be a good fit.
Nana severed her contract with Fireball Travel Incorporated and remained aboard the Leaky Mermaid with Marri and Locke to search for a cure for her shrunken condition. Only one sailor made the mistake of referring to her as the captain’s new parrot. The crew nicknamed him Mr. Flambé.
As for Anne, Penelope, and Hiro, they signed with a group called the Independent Adventurers’ Guild. Their first assignment involved hunting down a five-ton squirrel that was terrorizing a small village. They defeated it, but they required three weeks to recover afterward.
They also kept their pirate tokens handy.
Just in case.