The Knights' Order sent by the City Lord's Mansion arrived at the Warehouse, led by the Lion Commander.
Annan had to explain the misunderstanding and tell them he had found the missing item.
The Lion Commander glared at Annan, then led the Knights' Order away in a cloud of dust.
He must have thought Annan was messing with him on purpose...
"What did you lose?" Klein asked.
"I found it..."
Idelia looked thoughtfully at the flowerpot in her arms and gave a knowing smile.
Annan's face flushed. "I have the theater and Happy Water to deal with, and I have to disguise myself as a vampire and deal with the Princess and the Crimson Princess. It's only natural I'd get so busy I lost my head!"
"Of course..." Idelia looked at him gently. "Would you like me to take some of that off your hands?"
"No... no need. I brought you here to relax."
Her gentle gaze made Annan feel strangely guilty.
Besides, the theater and Happy Water were more or less taken care of. Even if Annan did nothing, it wouldn't affect much.
Now he could give his full attention to some of the things he had seen earlier through the rats' eyes.
First was the Red Witch...
Annan had known her since his time at Star-Moon Bay. He thought his "old friend" had taken the pirates out to the open sea to escape the Rat Plague. Instead, she had come to the Southlands and gathered a group of villains... It looked like they were plotting something nasty.
He could set that aside for now. The most pressing matter was the butler at the Princess's side. These newly arrived vampires clearly harbored malice toward the Crimson Princess...
Klein was about to carry Idelia up to the attic. Annan hurried