Melissa had brown eyes and black hair. She looked somewhat thin, but her complexion was rosy and her skin glowed with vitality, brimming with the air of a young girl.
Hobart remembered that when Klein had just transmigrated, the young girl's face had even been somewhat pale from long-term malnutrition. She looked much healthier now, which proved that after Klein found a job, their family's living conditions had improved considerably.
Selena, meanwhile, had striking wine-red hair and two deep dimples. Sitting together, she was the more eye-catching of the two girls.
After chatting for a few moments, Hobart sighed with emotion that Melissa had been fortunate enough to be alert. When Elizabeth failed to appear at the agreed time, she had immediately realized something was wrong and come to report it with Selena.
Otherwise, in an era without mobile phones or telephones, Elizabeth's family might not have discovered her disappearance until noon or even the afternoon, when she failed to return home on time.
"I am Mr. Dominic's Lawyer," Hobart said. "Mr. Dominic is doing everything he can to find Elizabeth, and he entrusted me with taking you home."
"Actually, we still want to wait here," Melissa said.
"Yes," Selena said. "We wouldn't be able to rest easy if we went back."
With a mournful expression, she said, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't wanted to pay my respects to my teacher, Elizabeth wouldn't have gotten into trouble."
You still wanted to pay respects to that Heretic? What were you thinking? Hobart thought.
"Waiting like this is meaningless," he said. "If Elizabeth is found, you will be notified immediately."
After Hobart's persuasion, the two girls finally agreed to return first.
Inside the carriage, the talkative Selena chatted with Hobart for a while. She was full of curiosity about the