Chapter 78

ACHILLES. I don’t bother to look around. I know that a corpse would not go anywhere on its own. But then I remember the Rogues in the warehouse, the ones who seem like they can regenerate themselves. For a moment I thought about this, but it’s not like we’re certain that Benjamin is a Rogue. After all, even now, we have no clue if they have ever been capable of having a human form. So the only explanation I have now is that someone must have taken him. As to who, we don’t have a way to find out. I thought Carlos would assign guards to watch over, but I don’t blame him for not having one on board. It would feel almost unnecessary to have someone assigned to watch over dead bodies, and it’s not like a single guard would be able to stop someone so determined that they would kidnap a corpse. I replace the lock, going back to the palace and calling on Carlos and Kiernan. Claudia is now awake, and my heart sings when I see her face light up at the sight of me. “Achilles,” she says, an