After the trial stripping Valens of his position in the warband Valens returned to his home and wrote his final message to the world. His final note said:
They took it all away from me. Even after all I have done for Minitz. They took it all away. I have decided its better to die than to live with knowing I have failed Minitz and it's people. So this is my final goodbye. Thank you for the adventures and the memories. Some day I will return and fulfill my duties as Theoderic. Goodbye and glory to Minitz.
-Valens
His note was found with his body on the ground after he jumped from the roofs of Minitz.