A week had passed and there was still no sign of lan.

Maja, pregnant and weighed down by the epidemic plaguing the land, had finally been persuaded to return to North America, her

spirit in tatters.

Yet, sremained, steadfast in their search for lan, reporting every new body unearthed each day.

When Maja arrived back at the Sanders family residence, she felt as though she was floating, her steps devoid of solidity.

Meanwhile, Sarah had barely set foot in the place before she was whisked away to concoct an antidote for Augus.

The first tshe laid eyes on Augus, something flickered in her memory. As she surveyed the room, deep-seated recollections

slowly surfaced from the depths of time.

Beck, pacing anxiously beside her, broke the silence.

"Doctor, do you know how to whip up this antidote?"

" do.

Her response was level, almost detached as she listed the necessary ingredients, "Get these ready. Givethree days, and I'll

have the antidote brewed."

"Fantastic!" Beck's eyes sparkled with hope, and he immediately set about gathering the materials.

didn't linger. Once the antidote was ready, she administered it to Augus. But that very afternoon,

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seeking answers about what

ourselves. No one was with her. Everything was just as it had been the day before, but she

out of nowhere."

Beck's mind as he prepared to venture to Forbidden Island. Maja, upon hearing the news,

worried for her; she'd always cared deeply for Cynthia and had cso far in hopes

they set off together, Sarah in tow. Ever since arriving at the Sanders family residence, Sarah

her research, barely

intense gaze at her,

had cornered her, seeking the truth, "Do you know

offering a

who might

"My daughter."

saying that, she looked at the

if they were face to face, it seemed they could never return

no further. Now that

object.

palpable unease among them. After all they had been

she was

the woman lay. She was much older, her eyes

sight and sound, terrified

facing the lifeless body before her,

again.

the year Lillian left, Maja knew she was lost to her forever. Now, she reached out to hold Cynthia's hand,

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