Thanks to the mass teleportation ritual of the Opener Jacob.
Annan and his company didn't return to Osthoff Dolgorouki, Viscount, to deal with the meaningless aftermath; instead, they were teleported directly back to Frost Speech Province.
This indeed saved them the time of traveling back to the Duchy by carriage.
…Most importantly, it allowed them to find a tailor to quickly alter their clothes before Selicia and Saint Alfonso arrived.
The white robe that Annan was wearing was light and soft, and it was fine to reveal the Curse Binding tattoos on his shoulders and relax a bit when he was alone with the players.
The priority of the Curse Binding bestowed upon Annan by Endymion was very high.
Among all the Curse Bindings that Annan had, aside from "The Final Work: David" imposed by the Mirrored One, it was "The Unborn Endymion" that had the highest priority.