Looking at the girl before her, Bettis was momentarily lost in thought.
She had heard the stories about Nora.
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She had even... encountered Nora before.
The other Nora.
Theus occasionally assigned work to Little Nora, but he had never assigned any work to Big Nora.
Unlike Little Nora, who only had a head, Big Nora had no head. She was usually rather vacant and only reacted on instinct.
After the two Noras came to Castel together, calling them both Nora became somewhat confusing. Calling them Nora (Upper) and Nora (Lower) felt strange as well, so Theus followed the precedent of Big Gwen and Little Gwen, naming them Big Nora and Little Nora respectively.
Thus, Nora had not only lost her body, but also her name... or at least part of it.
Back to Big Nora.
Not only had Theus not assigned Big Nora any work, he had specifically instructed the Mystic Society and Empire Truth to keep an eye on her—Big Nora had always existed in a superposition of being communicable and uncommunicable. If someone provoked her and made her draw her sword to cut them down, that would be troublesome.
Little Nora had many things to do. She needed to study, work, hang in the church, and participate in ball games, while Big Nora simply wandered around all day.
After staying in Castel for some time, she went to Blood Port and remained there.
It was not because Theus had sent her to Blood Port to do anything. She had swum there herself.
Big Nora seemed to prefer that vibrant city to Castel, which was full of bunkers.
Thus, most people in Blood Port had seen her. After the initial