After being toyed with by Angel once, Dox no longer wanted to pursue whom Olao had been paying attention to.
In any case, it was neither himself nor Kael.
As for which of the remaining three it was, Dox could not be bothered to think about it. But his intuition told him Angel was the likeliest possibility. Even though Angel had denied it, Dox still had not cleared him of suspicion.
"Right, Olao and Adanis seemed to mention... an Infant Spirit just now." Dox said, "It looks like Angel's information was correct. It really is an Infant Spirit. And from their tone, this Infant Spirit may truly be rather difficult to handle, just as Angel said."
Wai nodded as well. "Also, before Olao left, he said it was an Infant Spirit holding a flower?"
Dox said, "Holding a flower... a flower? Generally speaking, flowers should have a scent, right?"
"Isn't that nonsense? If flowers had no scent, what kind of flowers would they be..." Wai had answered irritably at first, but halfway through, he seemed to think of something. "You mean the scent my lord smelled was floral?"
Dox nodded lightly.
After thinking it over carefully, everyone found that it seemed to make some sense. They all looked toward Black Earl, hoping to get an answer from him.
In truth, Black Earl had begun considering this question the moment Olao mentioned "holding a flower," but he still had no clue. "It cannot be determined for now. Still, this deduction is reasonable."
"If the 'flower-holding Infant Spirit' truly is the source of the fragrance, then we need to be careful."
As for what they needed to be careful of, everyone understood even without Black Earl saying it. As an undead creature born of chaotic will, an Infant Spirit could not possibly