Two failed attempts

Have I ever mentioned that I really, really dislike writing with no idea where I'm supposed to be going? :-(
( Multiple attempts towards an ending )

Not one of my best last lines, but it will do for a fic that basically doesn't have a storyline, the message being that Venya arrives as a 'waif and stray' and has now carved out a foreseeable place for himself in future at Bragelonne.)