The path ahead was daunting, but he would walk it nonetheless. Step by determined step. And maybe, just maybe, he could wake people from their slumber before it was too late. Before the flames consumed everything they held dear.
Oliver clung to that desperate hope as fiercely as he did to life itself. It would have to sustain him through the trials to come. Trials that would test his conviction, his spirit, his very sense of purpose. But giving up was not an option. Too many lives depended on his voice being heard. He would push through the darkness, guide others to safety, or die trying.