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Clutching the family seal ring in his fist, Oliver turned on his heel and walked away without a backward glance.

With a gentle touch, lan brushed Maja's hair from her sweat-dampened forehead as she lay on the ground, lost in a fitful slumber

that even her dreams couldn't soothe.

His heart ached for her, and guilt gnawed at him for not being able to save her mother.

But right now, protecting Maja was his only focus.

He buried his face in the crook of her neck, a rare moment of vulnerability washing over him.

Ever since they had set foot on Forbidden Island, he hadn't dared to rest, working tirelessly to convince Oliver, investigate the

elders’ secrets, and familiarize himself with the treacherous terrain.

He regretted dragging Maja into this mess.

The situation with Patric had spiraled beyond his understanding. He wasn't omnipotent; even he could make a mistake.

"Oliver, you've got ten minutes. If you're not back by then, I'm leaving without you," lan said into his phone, his voice steady but

firm.

"Okay," cthe terse reply.

Oliver was already a good distance away, his figure gradually swallowed by the smoke and chaos of the battlefield.

lan started the ten-minute countdown on his phone, determined to keep his promise to Oliver.

Leaning against the wall, he held Maja tightly in his arms as the seconds ticked by. Seven minutes passed without any sign of

Oliver, causing lan's brow to furrow with concern.

Two more minutes slipped away, and still no Oliver.

lan's gaze was fixed,

didn't know that Oliver, who had gambled everything, was now lying

raindrops kiss his cheeks. Desperately, he tried to crawl toward the rendezvous

manage

eyelids grew heavy, a figure approached, stopping close by. A

walk?" It

shake his head, but he couldn't even muster the strength to

chest wound. It was clear there was no saving him. A direct

in

for a brief second, swallowing the lump of sorrow in

smile on his lips, but

a deep breath, lan felt a newfound contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed

the Inner Island. He shouldn't have cto confront Robin, driven only by a flicker

Oliver's heart, he

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tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was no way they

his eyes for the last time, Oliver whispered, "Go on, don't wait for

and explosions, then turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving Oliver's

covered by the rubble

the tunnel, the others

leave with me,

exchanged hesitant glances.

Instead, he strode into

moment, the group saluted in the direction he had gone. "Mr. Raymond,

belonged to the Porter family, and having temporarily followed lan's command, returning would

unfamiliar with the world outside; it would be a fate worse

free from it all. They

territory.

look back, holding Maja close

sat on a ship with his face growing darker by

and to his shock,