Chapter 443

• Could It Be…?
• At this moment, Britney finally understood. The reason the slate had collapsed beneath them earlier wasn’t just structural failure—it was a mother, using the last of her strength to shield her child. She had braced her body against the stone slab above, creating a final refuge for her child to survive. Once the slate was moved away, the mother, who had long since stopped breathing, lost the last reason to hold on.
• No one present made a sound. It wasn’t fear that silenced them, but the overwhelming reverence for this mother’s sacrifice.