"No! Hurry, we have to save her!"
Iron Maiden had said Misfortune couldn't affect her, but the hail had destroyed nearly half the Woodland, and Hunter's cabin had been in its path.
Fallen trees blocked the road. To save time, Annan had Maria carry him to Hunter's cabin.
He sent his subordinates to find where the Red Dragon had fallen. If it was still alive, they were to keep it that way. Whether Free City gained a Red Dragon depended on them.
The ravaged Forest was almost impossible to navigate, but Maria's keen nose picked up the trail they'd taken out. They reached the collapsed Hunter's cabin.
Annan's heart sank at the sight. He hoped Iron Maiden had some talent as a Warrior as well as a Priest.
He ran to where he remembered leaving her and moved several fallen logs. There she was, unharmed.
When Hunter's cabin had collapsed, the roof and wall logs had happened to brace one another, forming a strange cage around Iron Maiden.
Her skin was red from the cold, though, and she shivered in the biting wind. If Annan had arrived any later, she might not have been so lucky.
Annan tore open a Shield Scroll for Iron Maiden, then had Lemon cut through the logs to free her.
"I thought you said you'd be fine?" Annan complained.
A faint blush touched Iron Maiden's pale cheeks. "Are you worried about me?"
Something seemed off about Iron Maiden... No, Louise.
The way she acted reminded him of the girls in Free City who had seen him...
Louise lifted her head and sniffed. Her eyes narrowed. "You smell like another woman."
"Uh... You're hurt!"
Annan spotted a scrape on her ankle, with blood trickling from it. Her outstretched leg must have been struck when the cabin