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.

Once the antidote was ready, she administered it to Augus. But that very afternoon,

dead - an inexplicable, sudden

was shocked, frantically seeking answers about what

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

out of nowhere."

prepared to venture to

cared deeply for Cynthia and had

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

research, barely

intense gaze at her, laden

cornered her, seeking the truth, "Do

Sarah simply shook her head, offering a smile, "You just remindof someone I'm

who might that

"My daughter."

she looked at the distance, "But I suppose she's

to face, it seemed they could never return

and pressed no further. Now

object.

a palpable unease among them. After all they had

now she was dead,

where the woman lay. She was much older, her eyes still covered with a blindfold, living

and sound, terrified

her, but facing the lifeless body before her,

again.

she was lost to her forever. Now, she reached out to hold Cynthia's hand, seizing

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