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The next morning, Alpha Hendrix and Aria set off together on their journey back home. As they travelled through many unfamiliar lands, they talked about everything that had happened between them over the years – from their arguments to their happy times together.

Eventually, after weeks of travelling, they arrived at the gates of Alpha Hendrix’s kingdom once more. The citizens were overjoyed to see them both and welcomed them with open arms.

Alpha Hendrix and Aria were reunited at last – the mistake he had made all those years ago was finally rectified. He apologized to her again for what he had done, but this time Aria smiled and hugged him tightly in response.

“It's okay, father,” she said softly as tears of joy streamed down her face. “I'm just glad that we're together again." Alpha Hendrix smiled back at her before saying: “Me too – I love you more than anything else in this world."

And from that day on, Alpha Hendrix and his daughter lived happily ever after. They worked hard