The more Anna thought about it, the more justified she felt, so she put her own affairs aside for the time being.

Well, the most important thing now should be Claude's business. After all, Claude is the target of her strategy, and if he really has anything to do, she is the one who is unlucky.

Anna loosened the rope and let Angelia slow down, walking side by side with Claude's big black horse.

"Claude. ”

"Yes, Miss Anna. ”

"Just now when I was at the river, Dolin asked me what I was doing there. Anna glanced at Claude hesitantly, but Claude still looked indifferent, unmoved.

"I told him I wanted to be alone and see the scenery for a while. ”

After saying this, Anna kicked the horse's belly and rode Angelia out again.

Claude looked at Anna's departing back, and a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.

I see.

No wonder......

Claude hesitated for only a moment, and quickly chased after him.

Dinner seemed to be the same as usual, but Anna had a thought in her heart.

"Anna, what's wrong?" Yves noticed Anna's absent-mindedness and asked with concern, "Is it that today's riding and archery class is too tiring, and Teacher Adu is always strict." ”

Anna shook her head and said, "Brother Yve, I'm not tired, I learned a lot today!"

"Really?"

Dorin suddenly interjected in a strange way.

Anna's heart sank, but she nodded obediently and said:

"Yes, Brother Dorin. ”

"Humph!" Dorin snorted disdainfully.

Yves has always been indulgent or helpless with his younger brother, and it can be said that he has long been accustomed to Dorin's awkward attitude, so Dolin's words did not affect his interest in the slightest.

"What did you learn today, can you tell Brother Yves?"

Yves looked at Anna with a smile in his eyes full of encouragement. Anna can't stand Yves looking like an elder who cares about her juniors, she always feels that Yves, who is the same age as Dorin, shouldn't be like this, it's too discordant.

But Anna didn't dare to upset Yves, she obediently and skillfully told the progress of the various courses she had studied today, only showing a little complacent when talking about archery, not too calm or too excited, and her attitude was just right...... If it weren't for the sneering snort that Dolin had from time to time.

"It seems that our Anna is very talented in archery, so next time I will go to see Anna archery!" Yves looked at Anna with a relieved expression and a gentle smile. However, after hearing Yves's words, Anna was so frightened that she was stunned!

Anna stammered and tried to stop: "Brother Yve, I'...... I can't pull the bow yet, I'm going to have to ask Claude to pull the bow for me, I'm just aiming......"

The more Anna spoke, the quieter she became, and for some reason, she suddenly remembered what Dorin had said when she was by the river today: not a single arrow was fired by herself. Then, the more she spoke, the more she became weak, and she was afraid that what Dorin said was true, though she didn't believe it at all.

"It's okay, I happen to have free time in three days, and when the time comes, let's go to the horse farm to practice our muscles and bones!"

Yves dragged Dorin in as he spoke, and Anna listened with a confused look on her face, completely confused about the situation. Dolin nodded his head indispensably, and then said:

"Yes!" his smile was bright, but it was terrifying to Anna.

"Then it's decided!" said Yves, happily deciding, apparently pleased with the idea. And Anna had absolutely no room for opposition.

That night, when Claude was about to leave after serving Anna, Anna stopped him, although he hesitated.

"Claude, stay with me in my room tonight. ”

Anna looked at Claude with a little uneasiness and couldn't help but swallow.

Claude was puzzled for a moment, but only for a moment, and then he said:

"Yes, Miss Anna. ”

As a personal attendant, Claude's job is to serve Anna closely, even at night, he must be able to obey Anna's call at any time, originally he should have slept in the same room with Anna, but because of Anna's discomfort before, he could only sleep in the entrance of the outer room. Anna had always been uneasy about this, but she had to do it in order to get a good night's sleep. Fortunately, if the entrance closes both doors inside and outside, it can be considered a small room, and it should be no problem to sleep. The trouble was that Claude had to make the bed again every time he went to sleep.

At the foot of Anna's bed there was a soft cushion on which the attendants usually slept on it, and Claude put his pillow and life on the mat after receiving Anna's orders.

Anna watched Claude's movements with some restlessness, and was slightly relieved to see that the favorability of the top of his head had not decreased because of this.

Claude's movements were so light that there was no sound when he fell asleep, and Anna dimmed the bedside lamp and her heart fluttered.

After a long time, Anna noticed that she couldn't seem to sleep.

The thought of Claude falling asleep at the end of her bed kept coming to her mind, and then she was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

What does Claude look like when he sleeps? What are the pajamas he wear......s? Wait, he doesn't seem to have changed his clothes......

Anna sat up on the bed suddenly, and she thought carefully about how Claude seemed to be dressed in his usual clothes when he went to sleep, but she was also a little unsure.

The room was quiet, but Claude, who slept at the end of the bed, didn't make a sound at all, and the more Anna thought about it, the more curious she became, and she scratched her liver with curiosity.

She took a deep breath, thinking that since she couldn't sleep, she might as well satisfy her curiosity first.

As soon as Anna had made up her mind, she slipped into the bed and crawled to the end of the bed.

Because the light is at the head of the bed, the foot of the bed is a little dim, and the cushion behind the foot of the bed is completely shrouded in shadow.

When Anna poked her head out at the end of the bed, all she saw was a dark and blurry shadow. She could roughly see the shape of the mat, but she couldn't help but be a little disappointed that she couldn't see the person sleeping on it.

But did Claude really sleep on the mat?

She swallowed, and to confirm her suspicions, she suddenly reached out from the bed and reached for the mat.

However......

Warm, she seemed to have touched something.

Some are soft, some are smooth, and the touch seems to be ...... Cloth. There was a constant heat under the fabric reaching her fingertips, so Claude did sleep here.

After making sure that Claude was really sleeping here, Anna tried to withdraw her hand, but just as she was about to withdraw it, someone grabbed her wrist violently.

"Anna ......"

Claude's voice was hoarse and muffled.