Wow, what a moving piece, Mono. It works so well as a sketch, too.
I must quote you from your deviation description:
"That's where the game reminds you of real life - no matter how you struggle to get stronger and work hard to keep things under control, you can't hold the sands of time in your hands nor destiny in your grasps, and when it's the time to depart, you have to say goodbye and let go. All that remains is what that person leaves inside you, which, in the end, is all that matters. Rolf probably learned from Nei about blind loyalty, which made it possible to gather his friends and hold them together before the challenging events to come."
Very well said.