章 88: 87: An offer of help

"What brings the elusive princess of the kingdom to my humble abode? Ah, and Howl as well" The red-haired lady asked with a large smile. The very smile was filled with glee and superiority which made the princess grit her teeth in annoyance.

The red-haired lady greeted them as if they were friends but her aura spoke of smugness and glee far too much. Neah did not like her principles.

"I think you know why we are here. We would like to know what happened to Lady Kujou a few hours ago and unfortunately, your intelligence is the best out there" the princess had to remind herself that she was doing this for Maria. She should not lose her cool here.

"Oh! Did something happen a few hours ago? I had no idea but thank you for the warning" the lady replied and she did sound thankful. But her eyes were sharp and her face held that gleeful smile that made it anything but a humble thanks.