Annan had no servants, no guards, and not even a place to live.

However, the people of Breeze City can understand this frustration, and the first city lord has also walked through the Feron Swamp in embarrassment.

A king of the North, from glory to downfall and then to glory again, fits into people's notion of the theme of "revenge".

Today, Annan lives in the industrial mansion of the Wine Lady, enjoying the care of the Wine Lady's maid and receiving the protection of the Wine Lady.

It reminded him of Augusta Olmedo's last words.

Is this some kind reminder of wisdom, or is it a conspiracy to sow suspicion in the bottom of one's heart?

Annan believes in Mr. Victor, but Mr. Victor is only Lindy's teacher, and Lindy is only the niece of Ms. Fine Wine.

But he also thought of what Michael said: it doesn't matter what a person says, what matters is what he does.

Augusta Olmedo, bearing the name of the murderer of the attack on the convoy, drove away the rich nobles who were on Annan's side, and only said a few words of caution lightly; And the wine lady provided the supplies that Annan desperately needed, and like Mr. Fast, they knew Annan from the beginning.

Annan is not a fool who will be suspicious of the people around him if he says something casually.

The guards arranged by the wine lady have not yet arrived, and Annan cannot leave the manor for the time being to raise his popularity.

Back in the bedroom, unpacking the suitcase, Annan took out the spider bottle.

Thinking that he had only fed the spider once since he had recaptured, Annan placed the spider bottle on the table and looked up at the ceiling and corners—it was spotlessly clean and tidy.

If catching bugs in the attic is like catching fleas on Martin, finding bugs here is like catching fleas on a wine lady.

Annan had no choice but to leave the bedroom with the spider bottle, respond to the greetings of the maids along the way, and go to the garden.

This mansion continues the natural aesthetic of the wine lady, and the flowers and plants in full bloom seem to stretch with the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Annan stepped into the calf-high grass and skimmed over grasshoppers and beetles, insects larger than small spiders, looking for larvae.

Rustle –

As Annan squatted in the grass looking for insects, the sound of the grass being pushed away from behind him was heard.

"Young Master Annan, what are you doing?"

Annan hurriedly stood up, hid the spider bottle behind his back, and said to the curious head maid, "I...... Uh......"

He couldn't say he was catching bugs, that would be a shame.

As a mother of a child, the head maid knew too well what Annan was doing, and Wan'er asked, "Are you studying insects?" ”

"Yes! Look at the spiders I caught. Annan, anxious to prove his innocence, held up the spider bottle, and then realized that this act was proof of his own naivety.

"Chief maid, I'm ready to continue my research on insects." He had no choice but to drive away the head maid.

"Okay, Young Master Annan."

The considerate head maid leaves. Annan continued to stand in the grass, looking around, waiting for the heat to subside. At this time, he saw a small figure outside the garden fence.

About the same height as Soruman Copperbeard, but much thinner.

Annan didn't care, continued to search in the grass, caught an unknown insect stuffed into the spider bottle, and when he looked up, he found that the thin figure was still outside the fence, moving with him.

The little boy looked familiar.

After a little hesitation, Annan placed the spider bottle in the shade of a tree and approached the fence, but a figure was quicker than him.

A maid dressed in a maid's costume crouched in front of the fence, stroking the little boy's head, and gentle comfort drifted in the wind.

"Sister, I see my brother......"

The girl rubbed the little boy's head helplessly: "My brother is far away. ”

"But there he is—"

The girl looked in the direction her brother was pointing, and saw the head maid standing with a handsome boy of her own age.

Surprise appeared in those clear eyes in the sun, and fear and hatred swelled together.

The girl hid her strangeness in her emotions and said to the boy gently, "Do you remember what my brother said when he left? Don't trust outsiders, your family is the one who really loves you. ”

"That's my brother......"

"Obedient ......"

……

"Who's that kid?" Annan asked the head maid who came to his side.

"Looks like Abby's brother."

"Who is Abby?"

"This girl, she was sent here in the morning by the Wine Lady."

Annan and the chief maid came to the fence.

"Brother! We're here! ”

The little boy cried and shouted at Annan. The maid named Abby then stood up and blocked the boy behind her.

"He's not our brother."

"He is!" The boy loudly denied his sister and asked Annan in tears: "Brother, why haven't you come back for so long, don't you want us......"

The girl with red eyes stiffened and said, "He's not...... Our elder brother went to a far place. ”

Annan guessed it was a sad story.

Walking to the fence, Annan squatted down, looked at the little boy at eye level, and said softly, "I am indeed not your brother, you should believe your sister, and your family is the one who loves you......"

The boy was still snorting, and neither he nor Annan noticed that after saying this, Abby looked at Annan's side face in a daze.

The pale golden sunlight of the early morning gilds the black broken hair, and the face under the trivial silhouette is fair and clear skin.

Annan couldn't let a child with a tragic experience go unpunished, so he turned around and asked the head maid, "There are a lot of empty rooms in the manor, right?" ”

The head maid guessed what Annan wanted to do: "This may make you unsafe." ”

"There's nothing a kid can do. I don't know how long I'll be staying here, so can I let him live in too? This way, Abby can also take care of him. ”

"Madame said that everything in this manor is at your disposal."

As soon as Annan wanted to tell Abby, the maid lowered her head and said, "No need...... Thank you for your kindness. Head maid, may I take a leave of absence? ”

"Okay."

Abby ran out of the manor and led the little boy who turned his head away.

"She doesn't seem to like me very much."

There was something strange about Annan. Since coming into this world, few people will hate themselves.

"Abby and her brother come from chaotic streets, and their older brother disappeared when they were young, so they are wary of everyone." The head maid said.

"You can guess ......"

Annan realized how lucky she was to know Aunt Susan's family......

Back in the grass under the trees, Annan caught the larvae, then returned to the bedroom with the spider bottle, standing on the terrace, looking out at the snow-capped mountains that brought coolness in the bright sun.

Knock Knock –

There was a knock on the door, and Annan returned to his bedroom and opened the door.

Dressed in elven leather armor, a slender figure with an alien style on its cheeks and pointed ears stood outside the door.

"I'm Dela, Madame's escort for you."

And she is proficient in concealment and assassination.

(End of chapter)