. ▁But ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Christians ▁and ▁non - Christ ians , ▁and ▁war ▁ens ues . ▁So on ▁only ▁five ▁T alt os ▁males ▁are ▁left , ▁and ▁they ▁all ▁become ▁pri ests , ▁including ▁Ash lar . ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁story ▁to ▁a ▁fellow ▁priest , ▁but ▁he ▁only ▁laugh s ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁bl as ph emy . ▁Ash lar ▁is ▁dis ill usion ed , ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁pil gr image , ▁leaving ▁D onn ela ith ▁forever . ▁So ▁ends ▁his ▁story . ▁ ▁Row an ▁and ▁Michael ▁return ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁where ▁Michael ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Mor rig an . ▁He ▁and ▁Row an ▁accept ▁Mon a ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁make ▁Mor rig an ▁the ▁Des igne e , ▁and ▁Mor rig an ▁sett les ▁in ▁until ▁Ash lar ▁sends ▁g ifts ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁friends . ▁When ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁hear ▁from ▁them , ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Street ▁house ▁to ▁see ▁them . ▁There ▁he ▁sees ▁this ▁young ▁female ▁T alt os , ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁f ren zy . ▁She ▁can ▁sm ell ▁Ash lar ▁on ▁the ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁dem ands ▁to ▁know ▁where ▁she ▁can ▁find ▁him . ▁She ▁catch es ▁his ▁sc ent ▁on ▁the ▁wind , ▁and ▁sees ▁him ▁standing ▁outside . ▁She ▁breaks ▁through ▁a ▁window ▁and ▁runs ▁into ▁his ▁arms , ▁and ▁they ▁run ▁away ▁together