"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm..."
(??~??) Munch!
In the end, although the troublesome little girl claimed she didn't want any, she still wound up eating someone else's cooked prawns.
And for free, too—and she'd practically cleared out the whole pot!
"Huh?"
Σ(°~°|||)︴
Annie was gnawing on a giant lobster that weighed at least several pounds even after its head had been removed, part of its shell peeled off, and all its claws taken away. As she enjoyed the tender, sweet, soft lobster meat inside its bright-red shell, a hooded young woman suddenly appeared beside her campfire in a flicker of magic.
"Ah!"
(′w｀*)
"So it's you, Miss Melina!"
When Annie saw that it was the witch she'd met before—the one who'd inexplicably teleported her to Limgrave—she gave a startled cry. But she soon settled down again, without getting too worked up.
After all, she didn't blame her anymore for sending her off to who-knows-where.
It hadn't caused any serious trouble, and Annie had later made her own way back to Stormveil Castle and the Chapel of Anticipation, so she'd let the matter go.
"Do you want some lobster?"
(???????)
"Look! There are plenty more in that big pot over there. A kind uncle left them behind, so he probably doesn't want them anymore. Help yourself if you want some!"
?(*^-^)
Annie pointed toward the large pot not far from the campfire. The fire beneath it had gone out, leaving only a little ash in the stove, but steam still curled up from the pot.
"But if you want some of the giant lobster king..."
?(﹒??﹒?)?
"Then you'll probably have to wait a bit. Tibbers doesn't seem to be very good at cooking. Smell that? Some of it's already burnt..."
(*゜Д゜)
Only then did Annie glance toward the other side.
On a rise not