After Annie's bit of horseplay ended and everyone confirmed that the ferocious giant dragon really hadn't come to attack the camp, but was merely another "pet" the troublesome little girl had brought back, the officers soon shouted orders and chased the soldiers around until the camp finally stood down. The soldiers quickly dispersed, some still chattering excitedly and others grumbling as they went back to their duties.
Next, the officers who had been badly startled by the false alarm—Serpico, Guts, Farnese, and Casca among them—naturally returned to a large tent with the troublesome little girl, who was loudly complaining that she was hungry. They began their most sumptuous meal of the day and, while they ate, started discussing a few matters.
"!!"
(*⊙~⊙) Choked
"You just said you couldn't find that 'City of Holy Light'?"
"What do you mean, you can't find it?"
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As she ate, Annie suddenly overheard Guts, Serpico, and Azan pointing at a highly abstract map and discussing something important. The moment she caught one key detail, she stopped eating and asked, her mouth full and her words muffled as she chewed.
"..."
"..."
"..."
At Annie's question, Guts, Serpico, Azan, and the other hulking men weren't particularly surprised. They exchanged awkward looks, but none of them hurried to answer the embarrassing question.
"It means they got lost."
"It seems they can't find their way back."
"Ah..."
With a sigh, Casca, who had been sitting nearby and listening for a long time, hurriedly explained for the men, whose expressions had turned rather gloomy.
"??"
く(＾_)ゝ
"But you're all such big people, and you have a map. How can you still get lost?!"
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Annie found it quite surprising—and rather amusing.
She'd always thought that getting lost only happened when her bear, Tibbers, led her astray or