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Honestly, I think it really fits to cut the story here, it's not forgiveness on Baeks part, but he's choosing his priorities. His Friend is more important to him, than that anger he feels - that's neither unhealthy nor unrealistic, it's an informed decision and it has my full support.
Leaving it open like that, might be resolved with the side stories or it might not get a definitiv ending at all, that's fine too, a fairytale happy-ever-after would be far from believable at this point and also is not that impactful in most cases.