[Flashback continues]
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"Why is it hurting so much?" Anna asked herself, getting annoyed by the pain she was feeling right now.
It was feeling like an eternity to her each step she was taking. Anna was showing the way towards her tent so that guy could support her the whole way. There was not a single bit of response from that person, though she really wanted to thank him for bothering to help her.
Getting muddled up in her own thoughts, Annabelle absent-mindedly lost her balance and almost fell upon the muddy ground again if not that guy tightened his grip at the last moment.
All of a sudden, Annabelle was lifted up by that man in his arms as if she weighed not more than a paper. His antics were so casual that Anna herself started to feel embarrassed imagining how weak she was in front of this guy.
But when she finally realized what was actually happening, Anna yelped in surprise.
"Woah! Put me down, what are you doing?"