章 156: Visitors pt. 2

"I brought food!" Estelle grinned and started taking out all the contents of the paper bag, settling them on the counter.

Nine glanced at all the things in front of her then back to her.

"You should stop running away from home during the night, young lady. Especially when you are alone," she pointed out.

The streets are not safe at night, especially at a busy time like this when everyone else is preoccupied with the idea of having fun. There's a high possibility of someone taking advantage of the lax security. Pickpockets are on the rise when there's a crowd, what's more with poor fellas getting lost in dark alleys? 

Estelle saw Nine's disagreeing eyes and felt guilty. She avoided looking at her and settled her attention on the food instead. This was the nth time that Nine had reminded her to halt going in the capital at such a late hour. She had been doing this for years now and without the knowledge of the people in their manor, of course.