Perhaps it was because he truly valued the little girl's incredibly magical and useful light magic, which suited the Dawnguard's name so well. Or perhaps he simply couldn't resist her relentless pleading and the power of her sudden "waaah, waaah" cries?
In any case, Isran had ultimately been forced to announce something to all the Dawnguard: effective immediately, Annie Crownguard, Light Mage, would officially join their ranks and become the Dawnguard's Chief Archmage!
However...
That was all!
Isran hadn't announced any specific duties for the little girl. He had merely given her a title that seemed to carry a very high status within the Dawnguard—and that was apparently it?
Fortunately, little Annie didn't care much about that. Having gotten herself a fun new title, she settled down in the Dawnguard fortress, that dirty, dilapidated place, and spent a fairly peaceful night there.
Early the next morning...
"Huh?"
-˙˙)?
After getting a rare, undisturbed night's sleep in that battered old castle, Annie had to get up early when the bright red sunrise warmed her backside. As soon as she entered the same hall as yesterday, still draped with cobwebs, she noticed something interesting:
The uncle called Xilang, who had stood guard at the outer gate yesterday and served as the first checkpoint, the bald uncle called Duran, and several other uncles fully equipped with armor and weapons were packing their gear. It looked as if they were about to set off on some important—or perhaps exciting—business.
"Oh..."
(′0`)
"Uncles, where are you going?!"
o(ω)o
Curious and thinking it might be fun, little Annie came out through the small door into the hall, yawning and stretching as she asked in her adorable voice.
"??"
"Oh, it's you..."
"Little one, you're finally up?"
"Here's the thing. They're going to a faraway place to