A week had passed since Ren came to the Underwood lands, and the time had finally come for him to return home.
He had spent the last few days training and exploring with Lilith, with the fully recovered Thorn and quiet Elias watching over them of course.
And in the space of a few days, the Underwood estate, which had once seemed so unfamiliar, had become something else entirely.
It was now a place of… friendship, a place of challenge, of growth, and, unexpectedly, of connection.
But before he left, there was one last thing he had to do.
To say goodbye.
After a few minutes of searching around, he finally found Lilith in the library, which he'd quickly learned was her usual place of retreat.
She sat by the same window where they had spoken before, knees drawn to her chest, staring absently at the outside world.
The room was quiet, only the sound of Ren's footsteps echoing as he walked closer.
