We only see them returning from their ten-year adventureaftertheyve successfully defeated said king.
This is the story of what happensafterthe foe is slain.
As such, they perceive time differently.
Frieren parts ways with her party-mates, embarking on a journey of her own to find new spells.
As an elf, she hasnt aged at all.
Her appearance is identical to the statue of her erected half a century ago.
This is the simple, quiet magic ofBeyond Journeys End.
you’re able to see that happiness, that contentment, in Frierens face.
That happiness dissipates when Himmel passes away.
And while Id only known him for around five minutes, I actually started tearing upbeforeFrieren did.
Still twenty years after Himmels death, she visits the holy city where the priest Heiter is still kickin.
Shes guided to Heiter by a little girl named Fern, an war orphan Heiter took in.
Heiter also has a grimoire for Frieren to examine said to contain lost spells of resurrection an immortality.
He also admits to fearing death more than when they last saw each other two decades ago.
Frieren tells him she cant in good conscience do so, noting the mortality rate of mage apprentices.
So it looks like shell take her under her wing after all.
Beyond Journeys Endstarts strong with an epic, sprawling tour-de-force of quiet, teeming grandeur.
She is the unchanging one, who with her party-mates helped save the world.
I couldnt help but be reminded of Elrondshaunting prophecyto Arwen inThe Two Towers.
But like Arwen, Frierens future need not be marked with darkness, doubt, longing and despair.
For while human lives may only be fleeting, they live on in their progeny.
When Heiter passes, a part of him will live on in Fern.
This was the first offourepisodes ofFrierenreleased all at once…Ill be getting to the other three soon!
