She had to do the process several times in order to get it, and she also had to balance things out to make sure she didn't accidentally erase the patterns instead.
They were patterns, akin to arrays, though none of them were valid arrays and were completely devoid of aether. This could mean that the array would dismantle itself when it is activated. Still, seeing some traces of it was a step forward.
So…the bombs must be special construction filled with materials as well as aether, combined into an intricate little item surrounded by arrays that could cause damage once it was triggered. After that, the array would lose its effect as if it were never there at all.
It was a fascinating concept, but what she needed to know was how to detect an active one.
For now, all she could do was lift the patterns in the bomb and hope to make something out of it. It was very unlikely she'd crack it in such a short time, but she would definitely do her best.
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