You've agreed to follow a path. You have a job to do, to endure. If you don't do your duty, the next generation will.

When your guardian starts paying attention to the next generation, it pays less attention to you, and your fortunes fail. Luck reverses. You have forsaken your duty and your guardian is no longer by your side, but has begun watching for the one who will come next and pickup where you left off. But you can return to the path, acknowledge the covenant, fulfill your duty and endure to the end. Do not deny, forget, or ignore your conscience like you did before you became strong enough to shoulder the burden. You are reborn.