[ He doesn't know what will happen to her after. Will she just... be trapped here? Stuck with the rest of these sad ghosts? Or perhaps move on, to wherever the Goddess intends the souls of the lost to travel? ]

I cannot say what awaits you after this. I truly wish I could. But until the very end, we must do what we can to ignore this ritual's demands. No matter what your circumstances are, I would not allow anyone to take my place in death.