That was how Annie spent several days at her home, Stormveil Castle. During that time, she happened to meet a blind Finger Maiden named Hyetta and even invited her to stay at the castle for two days.
Unfortunately, the Finger Maiden who had lost her memory, Therolina, was dead set on making Annie Elden Lord and had forgotten nearly everything else. So the two Finger Maidens had little to talk about, and after a couple of uncomfortable days, the blind maiden Hyetta took her leave.
Annie didn't try to keep her there. She simply sent some knights to escort her on her way.
After all, the other woman had her own pursuits, and Annie had her own fun. Of course she wasn't going to force someone to do something they didn't want to do.
Besides, she herself was planning to run away from home again and leave Stormveil Castle to go play and wander somewhere else. How could the lady of a castle who couldn't even stay put herself be expected to keep a guest from leaving?
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"They didn't notice, did they?"
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"..."
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"Perfect! Time to make a run for it!!"-
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And so—
Today, Annie slipped out of Stormveil Castle. She sneaked a look around, and when she saw that nobody was paying attention to her or following her—and that the evil Witch Therolina, who kept an eye on her every day, was nowhere to be seen—she hurried off at a sprint, heading straight into the streets of Stormveil, which were gradually filling with people again.
That's right. Annie was planning to run away from home again...
"Ah..."
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Now that she'd left the castle and no longer had to listen to some evil person's boring reports, Annie immediately felt the return of that carefree