The desire to shed the last layer of gloom and shackles from her body grew stronger, yearning to truly stand in the sunlight and embrace her own life. This thought reached its peak after meeting Lin Xiaolu and even interacting with someone like Cornflower.
Undoubtedly, she was now just one step away from being washed clean and coming ashore.
The last, the very last shackle, was her "sister" who remained sunk in the darkness, always watching her with an ominous glare.
The pitiful yet hateful orphan.
Dragging her down into the abyss, still holding on, refusing to let her go—a burden.
How has she wronged her? Besides failing to bring her home, hadn't she done enough?
Clearly, from the start, there was no need to accompany her to that hell known as Black Ash Dawn, clearly she could have let go at the doorstep, allowing this burden to be taken and fend for itself.
