Effie paused when she heard the soft thud and glanced back with a worried look in her eyes.
Anna forced a smile. "I am fine, you can go ahead!"
The young girl didn't want to rush in. However, when she saw Anna urging her to go to the citruses first even after falling in a funny manner, Effie concluded that those must be her favorites.
She nodded with a bright smile and left. If she got the fruits for Anna, then her injury would hurt less, right?
Emma did a poor job of holding back her laughter as Anna muttered a curse under her breath. Her gowns had to be one of the toughest rivals she could imagine to face.
"How do they even live in these?" Anna complained as Emma brushed the grass from her skirts.
"The ladies who wear them don't run," Emma gave her a pointed look, "or jump from windows."
Anna's lips curved into a frown, her eyes were very thoughtful as she concluded, "How inconvenient."
"I suppose Miss Merida would have to start a new class soon-"
