After leaving the room where Mikoto and Kuroko were, Annie didn't head straight to the arena to watch the rest of the afternoon's matches. Instead, she wandered out of the palace and began strolling aimlessly around the nearby area.
After all, she'd just finished eating, so a walk to help her digest was a must. Besides, she needed to find herself a little entertainment. She couldn't spend every day watching those boring matches like all those dull people!
"Ah-la-la~?"
??(′?｀?)???
"Huh?"
(˙?˙)
As she wandered along, Annie suddenly spotted a pavilion floating in midair not far away. A black-haired young lady, about as tall as she was, stood there, staring intently at the Sunwell on top of her palace.
Annie was used to seeing humans, High Elves, Pandaren, and all kinds of young ladies around the city, so she wasn't easily surprised by them. But...
If a young lady had some strange divinity about her, powerful magic, and kept staring at Annie's "generator," then she was certainly enough to catch Annie's attention.
"..."
(°ー°〃)
So while the other girl kept staring at her new Sunwell, Annie stood on the street not far from the floating pavilion, tilted her head back, and studied her with curiosity.
"?"
Perhaps Annie had been staring at her for too long, and the girl had sensed it?
The young lady in a red-and-white mage's robe, with long black hair that nearly brushed the floor, finally sensed something was amiss. She turned toward the source of the gaze she'd felt and locked eyes with Annie, who was watching her from a distance.
"Ah!"
When she realized that the one staring at her was some troublesome little girl, she let out a startled cry.
"Hi~!"
(*′▽｀)ノ
"What are you looking at, young lady?"
?~(???c)
Their eyes met,