Forty-six

"Is that the leopard you were talking about?" Jeriel looked at her big sister and was greeted by the sight of Jannah rushing down the stairs.

"Sis?!"

Jannah heard her little sister call out to her, but she didn't look back and kept rushing down the stairs until she reached the ground.

"Kyaa! My lady!"

Kirie kept screaming, her voice is full of panic and fright, begging for Jannah to help her. Jannah's pace got faster as the screaming got louder, she turned into a corner, almost bumping into the Duke's chest.

"Sorry!" Duke Eulicies apologized quickly and stepped aside to let her pass.

Jannah could only pat him somewhere in his upper body, too focused on getting to Kirie to notice the creeping red hue on the Duke's neck up to his face.

"Kirie!" Jannah called out, her eyes keep glancing on the map to gauge out their spot in the town.