[She might be heartbroken, but you did the right thing. No need to feel sad about your decision,] the system said to Nolan, who stood before his glass window, his eyes gazing into the far distance where the Light Forest lay.
It was the place where he had first met Lorelie, and now he could no longer sense her presence.
'I need to focus on the mission. Close the rift, and get out of here. Then everything will return to normal once more...' Nolan thought to himself as he shut the glass panes tightly before heading toward his bed.
But he stopped when he felt the presence of a figure at his doorstep.
KNOCK
KNOCK
KNOCK
"Hey, Nolan!" a voice called out, and Nolan could tell it belonged to none other than Adrian.
"What?" Nolan replied as he walked toward the door and opened it, finding a fidgety Adrian at the entrance.
