That day, Annie finally returned to Neverwinter late at night.
No one knew where she had gone or what she had done all day. She hadn't volunteered any information, and the others—Edgin, Kira, Holga, and the maids at Castle Never—were used to it by now and had no intention of asking. In fact, they didn't even know Annie was back.
After all, just like she did most of the time, she had suddenly used Teleport to return to her room. Since she hadn't made a grand entrance or called for the maids, no one knew she was back in her room at the top of Castle Never.
"Huh?"
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"That's..."
"Tsk! Honestly..."
(lll￢▽￢)
The moment she appeared in her room, she seemed to notice something. She froze, then let out a helpless, amused sigh and strode straight over to the edge of her bed. She flipped back the blanket and swiftly pulled a colorful snake from beneath it. Without a second thought, she tied it into a knot and tossed it out the window.
"??"
"Ah!!"
Then!
Unsurprisingly, the colorful venomous snake had barely been tossed out the window before it cried out in alarm, speaking in a human voice.
"Damn it!"
Before it could fall from the very top of Castle Never to the rocky beach below, it quickly wriggled free of the knot. Then it transformed in midair into a snowy owl and flew back in through the window. After landing, it changed back into Doric, the pretty tiefling Druid with horns on her head and a tail hidden behind her.
"Annie!"
"When did you get back?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Doric hurriedly shook her head and corrected herself.
"No, wait!"
"What I should be asking is: how did you figure out it was