Chapter 138-140 — End of Book 2 — Epilogues 3, 4, & 5
Epilogue 3 - Loneliness
"I not stay with you."
I've dreaded hearing these words from Tarin, although I think on some level, I knew it was coming.
"You find way for me to stop looping," Tarin says. "I... please."
"It's not because you want to forget, is it?" I ask tiredly. I don't think I can make him forget, even if I wanted to.
"No," Tarin says. "I not forget. I not want to forget. But..."
Tarin makes a frustrated sound in his throat, stomping on the ground; electricity crackles as his Firmament flares around him. "You good Trialgoer!" he declares. "You strong. You still need training, but you strong. You keep training, yes?"
"Of course," I say. He sags a little, some combination of relief and sadness warring within him.
"Good!" he says. "You not make me follow you. If I see you not train, I find you."