Chapter 554This was Baimo’s most heartfelt and helpless wish.

He had believed his father would be able to cure Arlene’s poisoning. But in the end, his father couldn’t do anything. All Baimo could do was watch her die.

He stayed by Arlene’s side through the night, then buried her himself.

Freyja didn’t come looking for him. She knew he was grieving and needed space. She understood and chose to wait.

Life is full of regrets.

She hugged Baimo. She didn’t say a word—because sometimes silence speaks louder than anything.

“Take a shower and get some rest. Some things are beyond our control. But those of us who are still here… we have to keep going. The Yi people need us.”