"Ha!"
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Annie hadn't accepted Doric's invitation to visit that blasted town of Leilon and the Mere of Dead Men with her. She'd returned to Neverwinter's Castle Never at dawn and flopped straight onto the soft, big bed that belonged to her, the Queen of Neverwinter.
"Great! I'm finally back!"
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"Now I can get some proper sleep..."
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Then, not long after lying down, she murmured contentedly a couple of times. Her pretty green eyes began to close, and her breathing gradually grew steady.
She'd been playing like crazy for two or three days straight. Now she was finally back in her castle, lying in her familiar bed, and it felt wonderfully comfortable.
Sure, she'd dozed off on Tibbers' belly last night while chatting with that guy Doric, but he'd woken up early this morning and left, not forgetting to wake her up in the process. So now she definitely needed to catch up on some sleep.
Of course, she wasn't going to sleep for too long. She'd probably lie there until dinner that evening, more or less.
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(That meant the whole day would be gone before she knew it. That really wasn't much sleep. Still, Tibbers had long since gotten used to it. He wouldn't dare say anything, and he couldn't, either.)
Creak...
But Annie had barely closed her eyes when a girl in a princess dress pushed the door open and barged right in.
"Ah!"
"Annie, you're back?"
Then, when she saw Annie lying in bed without even changing out of her pajamas, she cheered and rushed over.
"That's great!"
"It's been three whole days! You're finally back!"
The visitor was none other than Kira, Edgin's daughter, who wasn't yet fourteen.
She'd already been living in the castle before Forge fell, enjoying a