“What are we doing at the back of this mountain? You didn’t specially bring me here, did you?” Liana asked.

“Sort of, but not exactly.” Anna had a basket on her back. “After all, I can’t keep troubling others. As for medicinal herbs, there are some in this part of the mountain.”

“Oh.” Liana nodded. “Is there anything I can help with? Consider it compensation for you treating me to those strange things.”

“There’s no need to trouble miss elf.” Anna picked up a sickle and moved through the forest.

Liana knew very well that Miss Anna was just an ordinary person who couldn’t use magic, so it would be somewhat dangerous in this kind of forest.

After all, wolves or wild beasts would occasionally come out, which could be quite deadly for ordinary people.

“Miss Anna, isn’t it dangerous for you to come to the mountain alone?” Liana asked with some concern.

If something happened to Loraviel’s mother, it would be troublesome.

“Thank you for your concern, miss elf, but this mountain mostly has rather gentle animals. Generally, there won’t be any danger. Moreover, the royal knights are patrolling, so there’s no need to worry about dangerous situations,” Anna said.

“Generally?” Liana had an ominous feeling. Usually, in ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) general situations, accidents would occur.

Liana looked around vigilantly and quickly discovered a royal knight watching from the shadows.

Taking advantage of Anna’s momentary inattention, Liana approached the royal knight. “What are you doing?”

“Miss elf, I’m just protecting Miss Anna, preventing her from encountering any accidents,” the royal knight said.

Liana saw a wolf lying behind the royal knight.

It seemed that the frequency of these “general” occurrences wasn’t so general after all. It was only because of the royal knights that Miss Anna was so safe.

However, Miss Anna seemed unaware, which made sense. After all, Miss Anna was just an ordinary person, and if a royal knight wanted to hide, she would absolutely not be able to find them.

“Does she hold some special significance for you all?” Liana asked.

“I’m sorry, miss elf, I can’t answer that question. You only need to know that I’m responsible for protecting Miss Anna and preventing her from encountering danger,” the royal knight said.

Even if they didn’t say, Liana understood clearly. After all, this was essentially an order she had given; to ensure Miss Anna’s safety. It seemed they were following it well.

“Oh.” Liana nodded indifferently.

“By the way, miss elf, please don’t mention this to Miss Anna. Keep this little secret for me, would you?” the royal knight said.

“Mm.” Liana nodded.

“Thank you for your understanding, miss elf.”

“I just don’t want to create trouble for myself.” Liana waved her hand and walked toward Anna.

Anna was still considered a patient, so she couldn’t be allowed to encounter any accidents.

Liana observed while eating her pudding.

She discovered that Anna was looking at her, or rather, at the pudding in her hand.

“What’s wrong, Miss Anna? Do you want some dessert? After all, you bought it.” Liana picked up the bag.

Anna shook her head. “How does miss elf feel about the pudding?”

“Mm, it’s quite good. Why?”

“Nothing, just thought of something.” Anna certainly knew.

Although Liana had covered her face with a mask, the upward curve of her exposed lips had already betrayed her.

“What is it?” Liana asked, puzzled.

“I wonder if miss elf has heard of Princess Liana?” Anna found a place to sit down.

“Liana?” Why was there something about herself here?

“Yes.”

“I haven’t heard of her.” Liana wanted to see what Miss Anna wanted to say.

“Since miss elf is visiting our Lisat Territory for the first time, it’s understandable that you’re not familiar with our people of importance,” Anna smiled.

“Important people?” Liana frowned slightly.

“Yes.” Anna nodded, then began to introduce Liana.

Liana sat across from Anna, listening to her talk about her own story.

She was also curious about how she appeared in others’ perspectives now.

Anna first mentioned some of her past beastly behavior, which made Liana very embarrassed.

“This person called Liana seems quite nasty,” Liana said awkwardly.

“No.” Anna shook her head. “That’s just the Princess Liana we saw. We’ve always misunderstood Princess Liana.”

Then Anna spoke about what happened later, that is, the changes in Liana.

“What? Do I resemble the person you’re talking about? Is that what made you think of her?” This was something Liana didn’t really want to see happening.

“I just heard from my daughter that Princess Liana really loves eating pudding, so seeing miss elf enjoying it reminded me of her,” Anna said.

“Such a strong impression...” To think of it just by watching someone eat.

“Well, when my daughter returned, nine out of ten sentences she spoke were about Princess Liana. It’s hard not to remember,” Anna smiled.

“It seems your daughter really liked that person called Liana,” Liana said.

More than just liked; she even made a move.

“Mm...” Anna’s expression became somewhat downcast. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

“What’s wrong?” Liana asked.

“It’s just that, just when Princess Liana’s image was about to change in everyone’s hearts, an accident occurred, and she left this world.”

“This...” Liana didn’t know what to say now.

“I’m sorry for telling you all this. You must find it troublesome,” Anna composed her emotions.

“Not at all. Thank you for telling me these things. It has given me some understanding of the Lisat Kingdom,” Liana quickly said. “Though it’s a pity I can’t meet that person called Liana.”

“Indeed.” Anna shook her head helplessly. “I also wanted to meet Princess Liana in person.”

“You haven’t met her before?”

“Due to health reasons, I couldn’t leave Gran Town, so I never had the opportunity to meet Princess Liana. However, I did exchange letters with Princess Liana. Just as Loraviel said, Princess Liana is a very gentle and kind person,” Anna said.

This made Liana breathe a sigh of relief. At least her first impression on Loraviel’s mother wasn’t too bad; in fact, it could be said to be quite good.

In the future...

“Miss elf, what’s wrong?”