No one spoke.
The Pride Queen's words had been that shocking. Anorah, Azeron, Thomas… all those knowledgeable about the fragments frowned deeply. Atticus understood their reactions immediately.
Fragment bearers were for life. It wasn't a title that could simply be passed around.
While other fragment bearers could absorb additional fragments with ease, the same could not be said for non-bearers.
If an ordinary person killed a fragment bearer and attempted to absorb their fragment, they would instead be swallowed by it, their body overtaken by the lingering will within the fragment.
Such things had been tested countless times by the Evoli, something Azeron had already explained to Atticus before. So it was understandable when the Evoli elder cast him a dark look.
A deep frown settled on Atticus' face.
'It's his aspect.'
The Devourer. That was the only explanation for such an anomaly. Yet the implications were far worse than the conclusion itself.
