With Annie around, there was never any suspense about how things would turn out!
After Elena brought back the two mutilated corpses, Annie did just as she'd said. With a little effort, she activated the demonic flesh inside them, and the two corpses quickly transformed into those so-called hideous Awakened beings. Then she suppressed them in reverse, successfully turning the two Awakened back into a pair of fair-skinned, naked Big Sister Claymores and bringing them back to life.
Naturally, that sight nearly made her Little Bear, Tibbers, drool uncontrollably.
But...
What surprised Annie and Elena a little was that after the two women had been revived in full health, with full mana and all their limbs restored, they were both utterly bewildered. Once Annie and Elena questioned them, they quickly learned some rather astonishing things:
First of all, Irene, the No. 3 of the Organization during Teresa's era, the one known as the "Quick Sword," had indeed met Clare.
From Irene's explanation, Annie and Elena learned that Irene had actually rescued Clare. The Organization's current No. 4, Ophelia, had also awakened after Irene wounded her. And the canyon where they were now, along with the wooden cabin, had been Irene's secluded home for many years.
According to Irene, when she found Clare, Clare had been pursued by Ophelia. She was covered in wounds and had lost an arm.
No one knew what Irene had been thinking at the time. In any case, she had defeated Ophelia and saved Clare.
After that, Clare stayed at Irene's cabin for several days. Irene taught her the techniques of the Quick Sword and eventually gave her an arm. Then Clare left.
Not long after Clare departed, the Organization's warriors came looking for Irene, intending to hunt her down.
The warrior in question was the