Should I reload after losing a favorite companion, or keep the story that surprised me?

I closed the game after the funeral scene. A companion I'd traveled with for twenty hours had died because I misunderstood a choice. There is a save before the conversation, and the game lets me return to it.

I had intended to play this campaign without undoing outcomes. That was an agreement with myself, not a rule somebody else imposed. I liked not knowing where each decision would lead. Now my rule feels less interesting than getting that character back.

A friend said the death made my run distinctive. He's probably right. He also isn't the one who has to spend the next part of the game without the character whose dialogue I enjoyed most.

Would you leave the save alone for a day before deciding, or reload and accept that this is the kind of story you want? I don't need permission from the game. I'm trying to work out which choice will make me want to open it again.