1. He does learn proper sword fighting, of course, and so does she, but they always carry a frying pan, just in case.

2. When the baby is born, she sings the old song to her, and he watches as her eye glow more brightly than her hair ever had.

3. The queen stops outside the door, head tilted and smiling, and listens to her daughter's laugh from within.

4. He's spent so long being the man he thought he wanted to be that he was surprised to discover how much he liked being himself.

5. They never lose that brownish smell, not entirely anyway, but they never lose their charm either, so she considers it a win.