All of it had been ordered by Saina. Dozens of pounds of goods were piled onto Elonore's thin arms and legs, yet the girl never uttered a single complaint.
The people ahead walked quickly, and the street was crowded. Several burly mercenaries shoved past from the side, knocking Elonore stumbling. She nearly fell to the ground.
Two cabbages tumbled from the basket and rolled into the middle of the road.
Elonore hurriedly crouched down to pick them up, but before her hand could touch the leaves, the mercenaries had already stomped past, cursing as they went.
She sniffled miserably, picked up the cabbages, brushed the snowmelt off them haphazardly, and stuffed them back into the basket. When she looked up, she found that the other three had already gone far ahead.
The crowd surged like a tide, and Su Li's back was about to vanish from sight.
Elonore panicked. Biting her lip, she lifted the two heavy baskets and ran forward with difficulty.
Up ahead.
Su Li did not move, because he saw that a sharp-tongued, soft-hearted girl had already moved—one step faster than him.
Having just finished haggling, Saina tossed an entire rack of ribs to Su Li. Then she turned around and looked behind her.
There was no sign of that little silver-haired follower in the crowd.
"Stupid idiot," Saina muttered. She shoved aside the two burly men blocking her way and headed back the way she had come.
The two men were just about to lose their tempers when they turned and met Su Li's icy scrutiny. They forcibly swallowed their curses and slunk away by another route.
Behind an alley off to the side, several female elves in black battle armor drew fingers across their throats. Two warriors broke away from the group and approached those