Annie didn't head straight for Stormveil Castle. Although the Tree Sentinel and the soldiers—men and women alike—had pointed her in the right direction, she was a terrible navigator, and naturally, she'd wandered off course again.
"..."
Sitting on Tibbers' shoulder, Annie looked around. When she saw no landmarks or mountains that might help her find her way, she couldn't help feeling a little down.
"Tibbers..."
(◎_◎;)
"Tell me..."
(′~`●)
"Where exactly are that Stormgate and the ruins west of Limgrave that they mentioned? Why haven't I seen them anywhere?"
(╭╮)
She'd left the woods and wandered around, even using Teleport dozens of times over short distances along the way. But now the sun was nearly setting, and she still hadn't found either of the places she'd just mentioned.
(Sorry, respected little mistress, I'm not sure either...)
(●￣()￣●)
(There was nothing for it. Their troublesome little mistress liked doing things her own way. She refused to stick to the roads, choosing instead to wander around and Teleport. And now look—Tibbers was lost too! It wasn't familiar with this area, and it had no idea what those two places looked like. It really couldn't help her.)
"Hmph!"
(へ╬)
"Tibbers!"
o(*｀ー)o
"This is all your fault! I wouldn't have ended up in some backwater like this if it weren't for you. You're so useless!"
(~)
Naturally, Annie immediately blamed the bear.
After all, Queen Annie could never be wrong. The only one who ever made mistakes was Tibbers, so of course getting lost was all his fault too.
If she said it was, then it was. Even if it wasn't!
"..."
(●￣￣●)
(Tibbers sensibly kept quiet instead of arguing. It knew there was no point, and it might even get beaten for its trouble. Better to keep its mouth shut.)
"Huh?"
Σ(°△°)︴
"Tibbers,