"I saw it floating on the water..."
Olin watched Annan for a moment, then walked away without asking for her clothes back. The look of resolve she wore as she left made Annan uneasy.
If he had known picking them up would cause trouble, he would rather have found the Old Ancestor's clothes.
Annan tossed the cheap silk garments back into the bath and returned to the residence.
Vice Dean Boris was using the Montreal Manor to hold a Victory Banquet.
"Lord Annan! Over here!" The Vice Dean, shameless as ever, beckoned to Annan with an ingratiating smile. "I have good news for you!"
"About the fief?"
"The Dean asked me to thank you on behalf of the Academy. He's already begun looking for a fief for you."
"Congratulations, Annan... We look forward to the day you become champion." The firelight cast a rosy glow over Sienna's cheeks.
The others came to congratulate Annan one by one, including his teammates, who knew who deserved the most credit. Aixue came too. He had actually managed to get that sorry bunch from Solz Magic Studies Academy into the top ten...
The banquet was crowded. The Old Ancestor sat in the wheelchair Annan had given her, enjoying the bustle.
"When are you filming 'Annan Potter and the Magic Stone'?" Alice asked him.
"When we start filming."
Annan planned to learn about Floating Towers first, then choose his fief. After that, he would film "Annan Potter and the Magic Stone" to break into the Siltovis market, then strike while the iron was hot and bring "The Mage Tower's Fall" and "Betar's Redemption" back to the screen.
The locals had never seen a Magic Film. At most, they had heard stories from people who had migrated from the Northern Frontier, so the films wouldn't feel