Following the woman into the manor and arriving at a room on the second floor, everyone was surprised to find that, unlike other areas thick with dust, this room was cleaned quite meticulously. It seemed the woman visited frequently, or so they speculated silently.
Placing the small frost flower down, she smiled at Queen Hua Xiao and said,
"Keter will suffice here. You go on with your affairs. I'll be fine."
After hesitating for a moment, Queen Hua Xiao glanced at Agunas and the others before turning to leave. Once she did, the middle-aged woman smiled slightly and said,
"Let me introduce myself: I'm Anna Kolot, the mistress of this manor. Every time Mary visits, she waters these flowers. If she doesn't, they'll feel uncomfortable. You must be visitors from elsewhere, right?"
"Uh, well... Sorry, I thought this place was completely abandoned. I didn't expect..."
