Chapter 74: The Unfathomable
0% After returning to the lodging with Risir, Katria felt as if she were drifting through the depths of the ocean.
Suddenly, she thought of the pond she had gazed upon with him. Would sinking to the very bottom of its waters feel like this?
As she tried to hold on to their final moment, everything around her—be it sights or sounds—grew hazy. Ironically, it was because she was painfully aware that it had been their last.
At some point, when Katria finally came to her senses, she found herself huddled in the dark corner of her room.
Oh, I see. It’s all over.
Regret crashed over her like a wave. Couldn’t she have done better?
Of course, she knew such thoughts were meaningless. From the moment she had driven his life to complete ruin, every action related to him had been nothing but self-deception and empty justification.
She felt as if she now understood the meaning of despair. A hollow void stretched through her chest, as though her heart had been carved out whole.
Katria knew. She couldn’t let this despair consume her, as there was still too much left to do. She had to take responsibility, to clean up the mess she had made and...
She forced herself to calmly plan her next steps. Or at least tried to.
“...”