And now for the conclusion! The author wanted to talk for the rest of the book, I guess.
I won't bore you with tactical details. Basically, Fezzik was
able to take about eight of them at once, since he was used to fighting
in groups, but when more started charging him, he got desperate, and he
knew that Humperdinck was close to his friends, and he couldn't let that
happen, so he charged at the soldiers with fallen tree branches and
outran them as he followed Humperdinck. It took some time (Morgenstern
spent about a page saying how hard it was for Fezzik to keep up), but
everyone caught up to each other. Westley leaned on the horse with one
arm extended and wiggled it towards the soldiers attacking, while
Buttercup was safely behind him. Inigo had enough strength to fight
with his sword, and with Fezzik's help, they killed or wounded all the
soldiers. Scared, Humperdinck had started running away, but upon
Westley's orders, Fezzik ran after him and carried him back. While
Fezzik held him still, Westley cut off Prince Humperdinck's feet as
promised, along with one of his hands, and left him bleeding on the
ground. Then the four of them galloped, two by two, the last mile to
the channel and safely boarded The Revenge.
But
what of Inigo's and Westley's health, you ask? And Buttercup's
marriage? And the fate or Florin and Guilder? Morgenstern went on for
another 500 pages about all that, but my publisher tells me I have a
page maximum (no one likes reading long novels nowadays), so I'll just
summarize it for you.
After everyone had a meal
on the ship, Westley slept for two days straight. Buttercup was worried
he wouldn't wake up, but to her relief he did, and ate a large meal
again. He said he never felt better. His limbs moved with no problems,
and his mind was as sharp as ever. Buttercup, naturally, was glad, and
eagerly let Westley give her a tour of the ship. Inigo's wounds healed
up well enough, and he helped Westley find another crew and learned the
ways of a pirate. Fezzik enjoyed helping them all and decided he
wanted to start writing down his rhymes in a book.
Prince
Humperdinck did catch up to them, after two years of fighting Guilder
but losing due to his lost limbs. It was a terrible attack, and
Humperdinck escaped, with the loss of his other hand and one of his
eyes. In a subsequent battle of Westley versus the Prince, he lost his
other eye and his nose, and Prince Humperdinck began to understand what
"to the pain" meant. He couldn't take the horrendous screams from the
people of Florin any longer and committed suicide about a week later.
Shortly after that, King Lothlorin finally did die, and Buttercup, being
a princess, felt it was her duty to return. Westley had to warm up to
the idea of being king, but he eventually grew to like the power he
had. When Buttercup and Westley returned to Florin, the Queen welcomed
them with open arms (she knew how horrible her stepson had been), and
they were properly married (after all, Buttercup wasn't legally married
in the first place). Inigo, having learned much from Westley, became
the next Dread Pirate Roberts for a time, until Westley figured he'd be a
better asset at the front of his army training them. Fezzik tagged
along with Inigo, and he went from being the First Mate of the The
Revenge to the leader of the Brute Squad. And Buttercup had seven
children, all of them healthy and just as beautiful and talented as
their parents. And they lived happily ever after.
Edit: After Buttercup's Baby~
Fezzik did not die on the rocks. Maybe he was able to tumble away in time. Perhaps a giant bird swooped up and caught them last minute. Maybe whatever special power was in Fezzik now saved him. However it happened, he was saved, and Waverly grew up safe and healthy with her Shadow to protect her. The gang had many more happy adventures together, eventually getting off the island once they were sure Humperdinck and all other danger was passed. And Inigo was reunited with his love...somehow. Anyways, they all lived long, happy lives into the ever after.
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