I have reached the end of a chapter, and thus, the beginning of a new one.
A new chapter.
The characters change, some subside to resurface later, others are just not important for the future of the story. However, we will not know for sure until the end of the story, which inevitably has an ending bulging in infinite happiness. There is no need to stress, the ones that are important, will surely come back... and until then,
we just have to turn the page.