Kuka City, in an alleyway to the east of the city.
It was an ordinary gray brick house, but what was strange was that even during the day, the curtains were tightly drawn.
In the room, a girl wearing a plain brown dress was sitting bored in a chair, flipping through a book.
Before long, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a slightly thin figure entered, carrying a tray of food.
"Ah, Cress, I've been waiting for so long!"
The girl said cheerily as she jumped off the chair to take the tray and set it on a nearby table, chattering away.
"Sorry, Liz, you'll have to make do with this ordinary fare,"
Cress said somewhat apologetically.
The food on the table consisted only of plain black bread and stewed vegetable soup, with traces of smoked meat among the potatoes and carrots.
"Ah, being away from that castle makes me feel like I can breathe easier."
"And I owe it all to you, Cress. I definitely didn't want to marry someone so much older than me."
