Time flew by, and after a short week, High Cliff Castle once again welcomed its Lord.
"Did everything go smoothly?" Baisitina was the first to ask, raising her hand.
'She secretly counted the members of the returning party and was stunned to find that not a single person was missing.'
Levi smiled proudly, then turned and pulled back the cloth curtain of the crude canopy on the back of his wagon.
Hiss!
A wave of gasps instantly rippled through the crowd.
Just as the Lord was preparing to enjoy the coming tide of flattery, Baisitina's quiet voice unexpectedly cut in, "Levi, where did you kidnap this clueless young girl from?"
It was no wonder everyone reacted so strongly. A silver-haired girl was fast asleep in the wagon, drool trickling from the corner of her mouth as she mumbled incomprehensibly in her sleep.
Her foolish appearance made it all too easy for people's minds to wander in *that* direction.
