This was Micah's most sincere yet helpless wish.

He had hoped that his father would have a way to cure Arin's poisoning, but to his dismay, there was nothing his father could do. In the end, all he could do was watch as Arin faced death. Micah stayed by her side the entire night and eventually buried her himself. Freya didn't seek him out as she understood the pain he was in and was willing to wait. Life was full of regrets, after all. She embraced him without saying a word, knowing that silence spoke louder than words in this moment.

"Take a shower, get some rest. There are things we can't change, but we, the ones still living, need to keep moving forward. The Yaren Tribe needs us."

She vowed to be the supportive partner Micah needed, to help him lead the Yaren Tribe to a better future.

Micah parted his lips, wanting to speak, but he couldn't find the right words. His throat felt tight, as though something was lodged in it, and his heart weighed heavy, like a giant stone pressing down on his chest. Freya's voice was hoarse, "Arin was a good person. She sacrificed her life to expose those who wanted to harm you."

been the type to cling to life at any cost, she would have allied with those who plotted against him. But she hadn't. Because of her,

night... I'm sorry..." Micah slowly parted his lips, his

too, had shown him genuine love and had nearly died

was really just for show I'm not upset at all. As long as you're by my side, every day is our wedding night. I'll be right here with you, helping you

but she knew Arin's

grateful to both Micah and Nina for their kindness, but this time it involved his

conducting experiments through wars, slavery camps, and human trials, and

Pharaoh who had performed the surgery on him, as well as on

injustice. "I know we're not your family. To you, the lives of commoners like us are disposable. But you had the power Why did you just stand by and let

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