"Let's do it!"Georgia said without hesitation that surprised Christian, "I'm doing this for my mother, what about you? You've no obligation to do it, yet why you're doing this? Is it because the debt house Eldewyn has for my mother? Are you trying to repay in this way?"Georgia replied gently, "I'm not the only one in House of Eldewyn... So repaying the debt or other things, the elders can take care of it, I don't need to bother myself over those things.""Then why?""Because it's for you...."He was stunned by her answer, she continued, "I'm not joking Chris, I came into your life for the sake of Luna's promise, I thought pretending as Luna till you're safe that's it my duty will be done, but at once situation everything is changed... Though at first I thought you're people's pleaser, slowly I realised you're kind and loving... More importantly loyal, no wonder Luna said you're unique."He listened quietly, as she added further, "I never realised how from Luna's first love to you be

"Once I combine all five pieces… I’ll finally reach her."Christian’s voice, though calm as always, carried something softer beneath it as he stood within one of House Eldewyn’s ancient silver-lit inner courtyards, where sacred fountains shimmered beneath moonlight and spiritual herbs glowed faintly along marble pathways, creating an atmosphere almost too serene for the storm his journey had truly been.Yet for this brief moment, he allowed himself hope... A real hope.The completed fragments he had gathered so far rested securely in his hand, their faint silver-crimson glow reflecting softly against his fingers as he looked down at them, not merely as relics or burdens, but as the final bridge between himself and the mother he had spent years longing to find.Georgia stood beside him in silence, her silver-blue robes shifting lightly in the evening breeze, though her expression subtly changed as she listened to him.Because unlike Christian, she knew.Or at least, she feared the trut

"Remind me again," Christian said with a long-suffering sigh as he pushed aside a twisted silver-black branch that seemed almost personally offended by his presence, "why exactly I agreed to leave behind functioning civilization, stable architecture, and relatively predictable danger… only to voluntarily march toward what appears to be the cursed birthplace of every bad decision in recorded history?"His voice carried its usual dry calmness, but there was enough deeply rooted disbelief beneath it that even Georgia, who had been carefully studying an enchanted route map while navigating the narrowing wilderness path, could not fully suppress the faint laugh that escaped her.That sound alone immediately earned her a sharp glance."You laughed," Christian accused flatly.Georgia straightened her expression with suspicious speed, though the faint curve of her lips remained."I did no such thing," she replied with far too much false innocence. "Chris, I understand you're frustrated becaus

"If either of you triggers another ancient death mechanism before we even reach the sanctum gates," Georgia said with a deeply unimpressed expression as she carefully stepped over a jagged crimson-veined fracture pulsing faintly beneath the corrupted valley floor, "I would like it clearly documented that I am spiritually bound under protest." Christian, who had been walking slightly ahead with Mary’s silver-inlaid blade drawn and his attention fixed sharply on the increasingly hostile terrain surrounding them, cast her a dry sideways glance."That feels unnecessarily accusatory," he replied. "This Ezra might do something like that but not me for sure." Ezra, naturally floating backward several feet in front of them with all the inappropriate confidence of someone not burdened by physical mortality, immediately looked delighted."Ah," he said brightly, "we’ve officially reached the stage of cursed expedition where Georgia begins questioning her life choices." Georgia sighed."I bega

"Whatever you’re not going alone... That's decided!" Georgia’s voice came out far steadier than what she was actually feeling as she stood directly in front of the sealed sanctum gate, her gaze fixed on Christian with a firmness that made it clear this was not a passing objection or emotional impulse, but a decision she had already made long before he could respond because she is tired of him wanting to do everything on his own.Just as the discussion began, his immediate response was her to stay away and him wanting to do it all alone, but it's something she would never accept no matter what happens.Christian, who had just stepped forward after reading the inscription that clearly demanded solitary descent, paused only for a fraction of a second before turning his attention toward her, his expression composed as always, as if there was a subtle tension in his eyes that had not been there before."This isn’t a discussion," he said calmly, though his tone carried enough weight to sug