Who's Wearing My Best Friend's Face?

Summary

My best friend, Eleanor Clark, and I both get transported into an ancient world.

After completing our system task to help the regent take the throne, the system whisks me back to the real world.

Eleanor, however, chooses to stay behind with the regent.

[Isabel, theoretically the system cannot interfere once a task is complete, but your friend Eleanor has gone missing. Can you go back one more time?]

My chest tightens, and I agree to the system's request immediately.

Disguised as a palace maid, I catch sight of Eleanor from afar, looking blissfully happy as she holds a child.