Abigail had a gift, a rare one that allowed her to read the history etched in bones, beyond the facade of flesh and skin. Her mentor once confessed that even he couldn't unravel the mysteries of Abigail's own skeletal structure. If that was truly the case, then her real age was a mystery, or perhaps, there was another possibility.

Abigail was someone who could alter her own bone structure at will.

Regardless of the scenario.

Any anomaly, and she could spot it.

Percival was well aware of Vivienne's skill in reading bones, yet his grip on his wrist remained reluctant to ease.

Vivienne pursed her lips, willing to compromise further, "How about... Mr. Wolf, you lift the cloth for me? Just exposing a single bone would do, anywhere is fine."

With some reluctance, Percival agreed.

But before he did, he made sure Vivienne wasn't looking.

Approaching the first body, Percival chose an ankle bone, gnawed on by wild animals, exposing stark white bone.

Vivienne was accustomed to such sights, unfazed by the gruesome scene.

Luckily, her nerves held steady, no sign of any nausea despite the grim context.

She snapped back into professional mode in an instant.

Focusing on the bone, she squinted, her mind delving deep.

"This person was in their thirties, showing signs of recent hardships but not a life of constant struggle, a life of thin luck prone to attracting trouble," she deduced. Vivienne frowned slightly, retracting her gaze.

The identity of this person was almost certain.

It was Delilah, who had clung to Abigail during their last encounter, inadvertently saving them.

Vivienne shook her head, "This isn't Abigail."

The unspoken understanding between them meant Percival caught on with just a few words.

this time uncovering a

Vivienne immediately frowned.

were delicate, belonging to a young girl still in

Certainly not Abigail.

clenched in an unusual posture, as if gripped by immense fear before death. Vivienne inspected closer, her brows knitting together, "She must have been holding something." Percival looked and saw nothing from the

girl was holding something small, it was well-concealed

put on gloves, attempting to pry open the tight grip with

"Let me."

the elbow's marrow through the cloth, then easily opened the clenched hand with

Vivienne and Percival recognized it

it being

expression darkened, securing the fragment on a tray, ensuring

this

Vivienne remained silent.

was likely attacked from behind by Abigail,

must have desperately clutched at her attacker's clothing, accidentally grabbing the already cracked Millennia Aegis fragment, holding onto it till

was beyond

corresponding genetic

eyes at the fragment for a few

"Release the news about the Millennia Aegis fragment, say it's in my

her order, Draven

Aegis, once incomplete, would render the whole armor effectively useless, reduced to mere decoration. Vivienne wondered how Abigail would react to this

whereabouts, Vivienne wouldn't foolishly launch a widespread

she checked recent

disguise among common folk to recover, the search area would be immense, easily

only mean one

on a search for someone capable of changing their appearance with special abilities, better to wait for her to take the bait. The bodies

was a form

drive Vivienne home, while

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