683 Trust (Part 1)

Phloria thought about the apartments they had visited. Some of them hosted more than one person, but always adults. There were enchanted photos in each room, but none depicting children.

In the meantime, Quylla and Lith studied the skeletons in the old-fashioned way, with magnifying glasses and collected samples to analyze later.

"It's indeed odd." Quylla said. "Even the streaks of discoloration on the bones seem to have developed the same way for all same-sex Odi. Another thing that I noticed, is how well preserved the corpses are despite centuries having passed.

"Do you have a theory to explain all of this?"

"I do. It's far fetched and creepy but I think it fits this place perfectly." Lith replied.

"Let's consider what we know. The Odi first defeated all illnesses by dramatically altering their bodies, correct?"

Both women nodded.