"Your Highness!" Annie, who was distributing supplies to Conrad, caught sight of the recently returned Ellie Miller.
A few of the ladies' dresses were dirty, and their faces were smudged with dust, looking like little "dirty kittens" that had burrowed underground.
"Your Highness! You're finally back!" Annie was extremely excited, speaking rapidly, "Where have you been for over a month? Balk and the others couldn't reach the Duke, and we couldn't reach you either!"
"Oh, God! A major incident happened, everything's a mess, where should I begin?!"
"Calm down, Annie." Joanna advised her friend, who was speaking without any periods, then quickly reported the important matters to the ladies.
"Ladies, there were no casualties in Emerald City."
Ellie Miller felt a bit relieved.
