Geoffrey decides to take on a family crest for his coronation. He chooses a badger and a winding path, the former to remind him (and his family to come) of his debt to the badgers for this new-found power, the latter to remind him that the gods are available for guidance. (He also can't resist the chance to sneak some pagan iconography into the new establishment.) He also fetches the Stone of Scone from the monolith where he was crowned, preferring that people did not know how his actual coronation took place, and brings it with him to Edinburgh so that Andrew can be crowned traditionally.

After the coronation Geoffrey decides that he needs to ensure that his bloodline continues and seeks a wife. This proves to be difficult considering that he spends his life on the road, but he ends up quietly marrying Alice, a traders daughter who never fails to make him smile and they spend their lives moving from place to place, never settling anywhere for too long. (He had considered that his title might allow him to marry a noblewoman but considering his lack of both manners and wealth, didn't think he'd be able to provide the upkeep required.)

He decides also to use his power over the land to help leave a lasting legacy and over the remaining decades of his life he works on building better roads and paths all around the country. Whenever a new distance marker is to be placed he raises a tall boulder from the ground and these come to be known as Carter stones (which makes sense given who uses the roads, but he still chuckles every time he hears it). The power also proves to be of great use when a settlement is affected by flooding or when a mine collapses. Occasionally Geoffrey is called up to help Samuel or the monarchs deliver justice and gladly sets up Pathless Waste traps.

At some point Alice bears a son, Hugh, and a few years after, a daughter whom they name Eleanor (or Ell for short). Their mother is Christian and their father pagan, but they are taught of the duality between the two and accept it as easily as only children can. When the children are older Geoffrey begins to show them the power he has over the land and tells them stories from those years that he's come to refer to as the Godstow years. He wishes Hugh showed more interest in matters of faith and the land but his son shows an artistic temperament and is always humming one of that bard Adelise's popular compositions. Eventually he strikes out on his own as a bard and comes to be considered a bit mediocre (music's just not in the blood) but he's happy. Ell on the other hand shows an insatiable curiosity for all things metaphysical and Geoffrey pulls some strings from the Godstow years to allow her to go to one of these new universities. Geoffrey decides that it is her that must be Steward of the Land after him and towards the end of his life he brings her to meet the other rulers. He also attempts to find the sleepers, however, there don't seem to be any left. Murder is suspected, but he cannot prove anything.

Although he always expected to die slowly of organ failure from his drinking, Geoffrey dies peacefully in his sleep. He is 71 years old.