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.

final minute approached, lan's gaze was fixed, unblinking on

was now lying bloodied and broken, his

murky sky, Oliver felt raindrops kiss his cheeks. Desperately, he tried

manage to move a

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

walk?" It was lan's

he

chest wound. It was clear there

in his final

eyes for a brief second, swallowing the lump

on his lips, but his arm

Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the

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

Oliver's heart,

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defiance, and there was no way they would let him

the last time,

looked up at the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned

by the rubble of the

to the tunnel, the

Maja up, he spoke softly, "Anyone who wants to leave with me, cnow. Those who wish

glances. "What about

strode into the depths of

direction he had gone.

and having temporarily followed lan's

the world outside; it would be a fate

break free from it

territory.

holding Maja close

sat on a ship with his face growing darker by the

to his shock, Quentin had

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