[ Abel is likewise disconcerted by the state of the case; being unable to free this girl is... troublesome. ]

I'm not sure, but - normally, she would definitely show signs of decomposing after a few days. But not much is 'normal' about this, is it?

[ in other words?? who the heck knows what they're in for. ]

...Someone went through a lot of effort to make sure she was out on display. It's some kind of message, right?

[ but to what point? and from who? ]