Arabella was surprised by the presence of Samsul and even more by the fact that he was saying that Anastasia was getting worried. She curtsied to him, "We are so sorry, sir. He followed us yesterday after he was left in Anastasia's room while you both went to the city."

Millie smiled at Samsul, "He just was a little bored, so we let him tag along. Do apologize to the Princess for making her worry."

Melor walked forward to Samsul and sniffed his shoes before looking up at him, wagging his tail. It seemed as though he was ready to go back to Anastasia. He jumped up on Samsul, placing his front paws just at his knees. He barked a few times as if to hurry him along.
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Anastasia ran down to the stables, ignoring the fact that she was still running barefoot and due to the lack of height that was given to her by her shoes, her skirts were slowly accumulating mud. They reached the pasture and Anastasia climbed onto the fence, looking for Melor. However, there was no sight of him. The guard walked over to Benjamin and asked if he had seen the dog but the answer was no. Anastasia took a seat on the fence and covered her face again, as she felt small tears escape her eyes.