Chapter 35: Visiting Her Home

"You can't," Ian said, "As the Awakener, your body would suffer, and it would shorten your life. Previously, in the village, you were a nobody. Your life or death didn't concern others. That's why everyone recommended you to be the Awakener. But today is different. You are the village's only doctor, and your health has to be better than anyone else's here. Moreover, your lifespan will outlast everyone else's in the village!" I felt a pang of bitterness like I was losing something important over...