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Now that I had thoroughly resolved the matter of the Eye of Origin, Del'er had instead become a new problem.
At first, I thought that if I spent less time with this child, she would at least become less dependent on me.
But I had overthought it. What mattered with someone you cared about was not how much time you spent together, but how important they were in your life.
When she heard I was leaving, Del'er clung to me and cried until her face was streaked with tears. She refused to say a word, yet absolutely refused to let me go.
"I won't let you leave..." After holding it in for a long time, Del'er finally managed to say those words.
I sighed and said, "I've helped you a great deal, and even avenged your mother's death for you. But you and I aren't bound by that sort of relationship where feelings dictate whether we part. I helped you become a Divine Sect Master. Your life will be built upon the lives of countless others, standing above all. That should be a good thing."
"I don't want to stand above everyone!" Del'er cried.
I kept my face expressionless. I had seen this kind of situation far too many times, and truthfully, I had never wanted her to plead with me to stay.
"You know I'm not interested in you that way. I only pitied you because your father and mother had both died, leaving you all alone. I'm creating the conditions for you to stand on your own, not promising to satisfy your every wish for the rest of your life. If you want to reach a place where you can be satisfied with yourself, you'll have to fight for it on your own," I