"Mm..."
Yao Ziyan fell silent, then looked up at the elf girl.
"What are you trying to do?" Anno immediately became wary. "Didn't we agree just now that I'd tell the truth?"
Yao Ziyan shook her head with an amused smile. "Why are you reacting so strongly? It's not like I'm going to do anything to you."
The room fell quiet. In this tranquil setting, both of them pondered certain matters in their hearts as the patter of rain drifted in from outside the window.
"It's raining. I'll go close the window."
Anno turned to look outside, rose, and walked toward the window.
When she returned to her seat and saw that Yao Ziyan was still lost in thought, she could not help reaching out to poke her arm.
"Still tangled up over it?"
"Mm."
Anno looked up at the ceiling. The Origin Crystals engraved with illumination magic gave off a steady, gentle glow, lighting the room.
"Honestly, I don't think there's any need to agonize over this. Some things will naturally change once the time is right. Hey, Ziyan, do you know what my first impression of the two of you was when I first met you?" Anno asked with a smile.
"What impression?"
"Just an ordinary, perfectly normal pair of partners. Nothing special about you."
Yao Ziyan blinked. In truth, she had felt that way too.
Perhaps it was just as Luo Chuan had once said: in this world, all things had always been equal. There had never been any distinction between high and low, noble and humble.
From the ants beneath one's feet, busily searching for food day after day, to the mysterious dragons that remained shrouded in mystery even now, all were members of this heaven and earth.
None were great because of their strength, nor