Beyond Goodbye: No Us Anymore
Indeed, she'd lost a great deal, but she'd gained just as much.
She'd found new friends, a new career, and a new life.
Most importantly, she'd found herself again, a version of her that was independent of anyone else.
That was enough.
Eleanor lifted her head and looked at the sky over Lethor, faintly reddened by distant firelight, and smiled for the first time in a long while.
Goodbye to the past.
Hello to the future.
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Five years later, in the World Assembly Palace, Genevara, the award hall was filled.