The hero's won. what comes after?

They had achieved the prize. “Good job,” he had told Haydee when she had shown him the necklace.  “Let’s go show mom and dad, k?”  He said it with good cheer but his head and ear still hurt.  He wanted to show off their prize and get told it was fine.  Mom and dad could do anything, right?  So they could make it stop hurting.  They’d be proud though, right?  Corbin and Haydee had won the battle and stolen their prize.

Making sure Haydee was with him the pup made his way back down to the bottom of the rocky falls.  He ran back towards the cave howling for mom or dad.  It was boldly made just to show off their prize.  Haydee hadn’t seemed to realize Corbin had ever been scared.  He didn’t want to admit to it!  Let her think she was safe so long as she was with him!  It was a mix of trying to be a protective brother and admittedly a bit of pride.  He was scared but he was also elated.  Corbin was hurt but he had won his first real battle against a dangerous enemy.

"Corbin"