She glanced at Soren's retreating figure, knowing full well her recent tie in combat was just a stroke of luck.

Soren was still nursing an old injury, not yet back in top form.

Percival approached with the detached professionalism of a captain, addressing Anna, "A month from now will be the final assessment. Pass that, and I'll arrange for you to start interning in the lab while carrying out missions."

Anna saluted smartly. "Yes, sir. I won't let you or Vivienne down."

Vivienne watched her with a hint of amusement. The girl was a quick study.

While Leopold drove Vivienne and Percival back to their estate, Anna was left at the Vanguard Agency's training camp to hone her skills.

On the way, Leopold queried, "Vivienne, do you think Anna's got what it takes? The Agency's training isn't for the faint of heart."

Despite Anna's draw with Soren, he was worried.

"If you made it through, she will too," Vivienne replied nonchalantly, leaning on Percival's shoulder.

Percival nodded in agreement, "Right, makes sense."

Leopold glanced in the rear-view mirror, catching the couple's affectionate display, and asked belatedly, "Hang on. What do you mean 'if I made it through'? I'm way better than Anna, okay?" Vivienne lifted her gaze lazily, "She's nineteen. How old are you?"

Leopold fell silent.

Alright, he asked for it. He should just shut up!

With a snap, he pulled down the visor.

Out of sight, out of mind, right?

A month later.

and TCL labs

at the lab first, taking in the

one her mother, Karen, had established

spent the past month meticulously restoring

her mother working diligently as she approached the

path her mother

Holden emerged from within, followed by a

orienting his team to the lab's environment and its various

nodded in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an

trying to replicate that 3D biological printer, but

the lab's month of operation, Holden and his team

spotted several errors on the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction

stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the

Admiration was an understatement.

they eagerly surrounded her with

discussion, Vivienne asked,

revealing a young man holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed glasses with a naive yet

him up, feeling an odd sense

man's capabilities, Holden quickly added, “Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions." Intrigued, Vivienne said, "Show me

half-finished report. Each word

nodded, impressed

I'll report back to the director once

and scribbled

moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes, this could

down the pen and said, "How long have you been

this morning," Rex replied casually, clutching the report as

utterly devoted to medicine. We're

dedication reminded her of

spoke, Percival entered,

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