Chances to Another Life

113. Rest in Love

I just stood there with a blank stare, accompanied by a few other men and the faint sound of fire coming from the cremation ground. I tugged at the black mourning coat that Lord Crys had lent me with a sense of unease. Some of the guests tapped me on the shoulder to express their condolences, then they left me alone with only two cremation house attendants.

I didn't know what was going on, really, it felt like my brain was spinning in circles as I couldn't accept the situation. After the healer spoke to me earlier, his disciple informed me that Anne was dying. I saw the woman, at the point of life and death, ruffle the hair of her only child who was crying hysterically. Anne looked peaceful with a smile on her pale lips.

With her remaining strength, she turned to me with a gentle gaze. I knew exactly what it meant, she handed Celine over to me. Her condition at that time was like a corpse with sunken cheeks and blackened eyes. I even just stood trembling in the doorway, while Lord C