When Annan's room was unsealed, it was already approaching dusk.
But before he could leave, the Eldest Princess came directly to his door.
Less than twenty-four hours had passed since their last encounter. Yet, when Annan saw the Eldest Princess again, he could easily read the unmistakable exhaustion on Elizabeth's face.
"You seem tired."
Annan, holding the tri-colored staff, asked with concern, "Shall I ask His Holiness the Pope to come to you?"
Of course, they both knew.
The exhaustion on Elizabeth's face obviously wasn't due to "sadness over her brother's murder," nor was it from running around tending to the matter.
Even if she claimed so, Annan wouldn't believe her. Thus, she wouldn't say it.
—If the timing had been slightly different, the Eldest Princess might have even thrown a banquet to celebrate.
Because essentially, this meant that she, Elizabeth, was going to be the future Queen of the Kingdom of Noah.
But the circumstances were different now.