In the end, that troublesome little bear girl still stepped in to save the lives of those poor fools, trapped between the Imperial Army blocking their way and a wildfire at their backs.
At that critical moment, she opened a portal straight to Karthus City. The battered survivors hurried through it and escaped the terrible fate of being burned alive, leaving the Imperial Army—which was gathered on the other side of the southern stone bridge and had even considered blowing it up—staring in stunned disbelief.
Annie didn't care to know what the Imperial Army soldiers thought or looked like when they realized all their hard work had come to nothing. They'd sent out over a thousand troops, killed people, laid out oil, and set fires, only to fail in the end.
Because now she was in the lord's fortress in Karthus City with that idiot apprentice mage, Hain, and his equally useless friends, enjoying a feast prepared especially for her without a care in the world.
"Mhm, mhm..."
(′~`●)
"Hey!"
(??~??) Munch~!
"Idiot Hain, I remember saving you three idiots just half a month ago, didn't I?"
!(;?~?)o
As she ate, Annie suddenly looked over at Elwynn and the temple priestess Liana, making no effort to hide her contempt for all the useless "idiots" around her.
"How did you end up fighting those Imperial Army uncles again? You almost got burned to death!"
(??????)
Annie really was puzzled. While doing her best to eat all the delicious food, she couldn't help asking curiously.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Hain, Elwynn, and Liana exchanged glances. None of them knew where to begin with something so embarrassing.
"I know!"
"It actually went like this..."
In the end, Hain, the apprentice mage, was just a little quicker on the uptake, so he gave an awkward