"Dad?"
Lilith's voice pulled Leo back from his memories.
He gently smoothed her hair, hiding the turmoil in his eyes.
"When you're rested, I'll take you to find her. You can ask her yourself, all right?"
Lilith's eyes lit up instantly. "Really?!"
"Of course."
"Okay!"
She nodded hard, the bright smile on her face softening his heart.
After settling his daughter back to sleep, Leo returned to his meditation chamber.
Outside the tall crystal window, the alien constellations of the Sakend Universe shimmered faintly.
He stared into that unfamiliar sky and spoke quietly.
"System."
[Ding — at your service, Master.]
"Hathaway… she truly isn't in this universe anymore?"
Leo had already learned as much long ago through high-tier divination, yet now that he had personally come to Sakend, there was still no trace of her anywhere.
With his current power, that could only mean one thing:
She wasn't here — not in this universe, not even in this dimensional layer.
