Her eyes fluttered, pain flickering through them before she forced herself to keep going. "I tried to do good, to sacrifice a few people for billions. I told myself it was worth it. But look at me." A hollow chuckle escaped her. "Here I am, surrounded by the very people I have hurt. The people who have every reason to hate me."
She sighed deeply, her body sinking slightly as silence filled the room.
Arthur stood motionless. He looked at the woman who once made him smile easily as a child, the same woman he thought had walked away from everyone who loved her. Now, watching her fade, he realized she had not been heartless. Just lost.
He thought of speaking, of saying something, anything, but when his gaze met Nnenna's, he knew it was not his moment. So, he stayed quiet.
Seconds passed. Nnenna said nothing, only adjusted the tourniquet, her movements steady, her face unreadable.
"Figures," Athena murmured, looking away with a faint, humorless smile.
