Oh, good, someone had come to help her. She wasn't used to the body of a teenaged girl, and hauling off the unconscious boy had been far more difficult then she'd thought. But with some assistance, she'd be able to get him to the Nurse's office without hurting hi-

Oh.

The moment her eyes fell upon her assistant, Anne realized precisely who it was she was looking at. There was no mistaking him. No denying it. Of all the people who had come to her aid, it had to be one of them. Not just one of them, but [i]this[/i] one.

In the end, she supposed it made sense. Helping someone in need would totally attract the attention of somebody like him.

But that didn't make it better. That didn't help in the least.

If glimpsing von Afah wasn't bad enough, she'd just run headlong into the Crown Prince himself.

She could practically feel sweat dripping from her forehead her lips shut firmly as she vibrated in place slightly.

What did she do? How did she respond? She couldn't trip any flags, she couldn't! She didn't want to start heading down anyone any routes at all! What did she say?!

"HAAAH!"

... Probably not that.

Clearing her throat and trying to stop her head from swimming so much(not to mention screaming suddenly in the middle of the courtyard was embarrassing), Anne tried to compose herself.

Act normal.

Act natural.

Treat it as a passing meeting and move on.

That's all she had to do.

"L-let's... hurry to the nurse's office, then...!"

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