After the Old Lady had told him to prepare himself, Qiong Xing had first brought in Tasha and Kira to increase the number of people who could help.
It had taken time for them to adjust to life here and for the children to accept them.
The children had likely been uncertain, wondering if they would simply be used for labor.
They were also unsure how to interact with each other, since beastmen were beings slightly different from themselves.
Because of that, the remaining time had become shorter.
It was not their fault.
Qiong Xing was the one whose decision had come too late.
It would have been difficult to open the children's hearts through occasional visits alone, and he was truly grateful to Ropal and his family for being able to live together with them under good conditions.
"People's hearts are complicated. Even when someone close to them passes away, there are people who do not grieve, while there are also people who will mourn even for someone they only knew briefly."
