Back in her old world, Roxanna had once heard a myth about a mythical bird that could come back to life from its own ashes.
The bird could never truly die because once its heart stopped and its body turned to ash, eternal flames would wrap around it and bring it back to life again.
Back then, Roxanna always thought stories like that were nothing more than fairy tales. But after coming to this world, she realized that impossible things could sometimes become real.
"Roxanna, what did you do?!" Luan shouted at her, convinced she had lost her mind because she refused to let Cyrus leave.
But Roxanna said nothing. She simply stood between the rings of fire, staring at Luan with eyes filled with hope, regret, and compassion.
[He asked me to kill him,] Roxanna spoke in her mind, and Luan heard it the moment he stepped a few steps closer. [So I killed him.]
