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 had merged,

the lab first, taking in the familiar

set up just like the one

month meticulously

see her mother working

the path her mother had once

followed by a group

of YQ lab, Holden had been orienting his team to the lab's environment and its

in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report

to replicate that 3D biological printer, but we're hitting a

Holden and his team had been busy with experiments

errors on the report and said, "These numbers are correct,

up. They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the

Admiration was an understatement.

expertise, they

discussion, Vivienne asked, "Who's handling

copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean,

sized him up, feeling

name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions." Intrigued, Vivienne

report. Each word was deliberate and

nodded, impressed

to the director once I've figured them out," Rex said, marking a question

at it and scribbled a series of numbers. "Try

a moment, his

set down the pen and said, "How

casually, clutching the report as he headed to his workstation, engrossed in

utterly devoted to medicine.

her of someone, though that person was

Percival

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