Just Vivian's luck that getting her fossil meant stopping a war before it began.
Digging fossils on Turtle Mountain always turned into an adventure. Vivan didn't mind the cacti, the rattlers, the icy cold nights. Part of the gig, you know?
Getting good fossils, especially Vivan's delicate tiny fossils, took effort. Patience. Iron-clad determination.
And negotiating skills.
Because when you collected magical dragon and unicorn fossils, their descendants had Very Firm Opinions on just what needed to happen, when and, most importantly, how.