Holding on, not letting go

She would visit, just once more. Just to make sure the thing had adjusted and was looked after. After all, that was all Miyeong had asked of her. To take care, not to raise, not to love.

Yes, she would go, and she would never see the creature again. Then she would move far away and start a new life. No Honmoon, no demons, and certainly no ties to Miyeong.

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Or Celine doesn't raise Rumi and instead leaves her at an orphanage as an infant. However, she can't stop coming back.