Lynn gently set her down.
The wind moaned through her long golden hair and dress. She clutched her wrist in bewilderment, staring blankly at the old street.
Lynn gave her an encouraging look.
Instinctively, she took a tiny step forward. Her bare foot trembled slightly as it touched the hard paving stones.
It was gone...
She had left the boundaries of the Old Castle, but there had been no backlash...
She had walked out of... that land of death that had bound her...
In that instant, she opened her mouth, but not a single word came out.
She turned her head in a daze and looked at the tall young man standing before her, at the gentle smile on his face, at this doctor who had promised to be her Older Brother, to be her family...
She did not know why.
But suddenly.
She felt something welling up in her eyes.
Yet she said nothing.
She walked over and wrapped her arms around Lynn's waist. Closing her eyes, she pressed her cheek against his chest and hugged him tight.
It was as though everything had been said without words-a deep yearning for the love of family.
Because, in the end.
She was still that little girl who had never grown up, still that lonely child who longed for a home and loved ones.
Perhaps she had become an evil spirit, but hope still lived in her heart.
From beginning to end, she had always been that kind little girl.
Death had changed so much, and for a time, it had even changed that young, kind heart. But at last, once the malice and hatred faded, it remained as pure as it had been before.
``` [Ding! Alice's trust in you +10]
[Ding! Alice's hatred and resentment -1%]
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