Chapter 589 (2/2)

“I thought that way at the beginning, but she looked very similar to the Annie I had met several years ago. I hid in the crowd to steal a glance at her when she was carried into the palace.”

“Are you sure?”

“My lady, I’m not sure about the other witches but Annie is different… Back then, she brought a friend with her. That was Iffy.” Skyflare grated and continued, “Iffy cried all the way for Annie, wanting to go back, so I remembered her appearance.”

“How could this happen? They should be…” Heidi grabbed Skyflare by collar and asked, “did you let her go?”

“No, my lady, I did what you ordered me to do! Please believe me. I’ll never betray you!” Skyflare argued.

Heidi looked into her eyes and then slowly released her, asking, “what happened to her? You said that she was carried into the palace just now.”

Skyflare took a breath and said, “she seemed to be infected with a cold epidemic and was seriously ill. The keep has already sent someone to invite Della.”

Della cannot cure a cold epidemic but she could calm a patient down by cutting off the pain. Heidi paced back and forth in the room for a while and asked, “Tilly isn’t here on the island, right?”

“Yes, she went to Twin Dragon Island two days ago. She seemed to be busy with the preparation for the exploration of the sea.”

Heidi stopped and said, “bring Nightfall here and let Shaji go to get more information. Shaji has never seen Annie, so she won’t be recognized.”

“Yes, my lady!”

…

It began to pour. Raindrops pattered against the window, and Heidi sat by the table speechlessly. Skyflare and Nightfall stood aside, waiting for Heidi’s order. The atmosphere was quite tense.

A burst of rapid footsteps broke the silence.

The door was opened and then shut again. Shaji returned and leaned against the door. She took off her wet clothing and straw hat and then heaved a long sigh. “That witch called Annie is already asleep. According to Della, her condition is not good, as the cold epidemic has already infected her lungs. She must have been ill for quite a long time.”

“Is it? So what’s Camilla planning to do?” Heidi said in a grave tone.

“She said there’s a witch in the western region of the Kingdom of Graycastle who could cure all kinds of diseases. She’s going to send Annie to the western region when the rainstorm stops.”

Heidi felt so irritated that she wanted to laugh. Hiring One-eyed Jack for a round trip in the Fjords would cost nearly 100 gold royals. Camilla always found excuses to refuse her requests for traveling to the other islands or to the Kingdom of Graycastle, but now for a useless, strange witch, she was willing to send out the Charming Beauty?

There was another thing she found completely intolerable. If Annie went to the western region and met Iffy, what she had done before would be exposed.

No matter what, she had to make Annie stay on the island or shut up forever.

Heidi contained her anger and turned to Nightfall. “You can make her sleep forever, right?”

Nightfall winced and said, “you mean… Seed of Peaceful Death? Yes, I can, but why…”

“Because she’s a traitor of Bloodfang Association! You don’t have to know the details. Just remember she can’t be excused.” Heidi impatiently interrupted.

“Is she also a combat witch? Why not wait for Tilly before making the decision? If it’s found out, we’ll get in trouble.” Nightfall questioned.

Heidi squinted, saying, “Bloodfang Association will ‘take care’ of its traitors. If we hand her over to Tilly, will the naive girl punish her? What’s wrong with you? Do you want to disobey my command?”

“Of course, no… My lady, I’m willing to take care of this traitor for you.” Nightfall shivered and promised.