"Mistress," Silver practically screamed from the edge of the bridge; Orion easily outpaced him and pounced on Bree, who withstood the cat's weight easily and let him rub up against her, purring like a motor boat as he did so.
"My Lady, I'm so happy you've returned," Silver eyes began glowing as he called out, "She's back," Bree barely had time to move away from Orion before her followers began surrounding her.
"Yes, I missed you too, Zoey. Who are you again? Oh yes, nice to see Beth. Daisy, leave my ears alone. Minerva, please get Inky off my back. No, Jaden, I can't spar with you right now, but maybe later. No, Manfred, I don't need any Coffee at the moment," After a few chaotic minutes, Bree managed to get her Followers to give her some breathing room.
"Alright, I have bad news and good news, in that order," All of her followers stood ready for the bad news, and Bree knew they weren't going to take it well, "I'll be leaving for most of tomorrow,"
"Again?" Winnie demanded in unison with the rest of her followers, "But my lady, you're a Queen now; surely we should begin developing your country,"
"That's exactly what I'm doing; I'll be visiting a large School and seeing if I can't learn a thing or two about this world while I am there; I'll also be starting up a good relationship with the Kingdom of Maragon, so while I'm away I'm leaving Belin in charge,"
"Me?" Belin demanded in confusion as panic started to set in on his face.
"Of the town," Bree amended; Belin calmed right down with a sigh, "Just do what you used to do; otherwise, Bella and Winnie are to remain in charge of the Mansion until my return," Bree waited until her Followers confirmed they understood before continuing.
"Now, the good news is I won't be going alone, and I'll only be gone for a day, two max. I've picked two of you to come with me," There was a moment of silence before Bree turned and pointed out who would be joining her.
"Olu and Annie,"
"Me?" Annie asked, looking like she would cry if she were able to, "I get to go with you?"
Olu simply stroked his mustache and nodded, "Unexpected but not unwelcome," He decided with a smile, "Is there a reason for us two being picked?"
"Well, It would be rude of me to demand information and not provide anything in return, as such you will be acting as a visiting Sword instructor for the eighth-year students, I will be acting as the Botanical Teacher of the Eight Years, and Annie will simply be joining me as my maid and bodyguard, simply because something stupidly exciting things seem to happen everywhere I go, and I'd rather have been caution for no reason, then bring no one and get into trouble alone,"
"I am honored that you have chosen me for this job," Annie said with a bow. "I will not fail you, my lady,"
"Calm down," Bree said, patting her head. "Until trouble comes, you'll just be acting as my Maid; you'll stay in the room and watch me. Don't attack anyone unless they hit me or I call out to you. Understood?"
"Yes, my lady," Annie replied without hesitation.
"Well then, it seems I must get some rest," Olu noted as he looked up at the sky. "I'll have some serious work ahead of me tomorrow,"
"Indeed," Annie agreed. "Would you like to rest in our room, my lady?" Annie questioned, "We Promise to wake you up an hour in advance,"
"Well…it would help time go by quicker," Bree muttered. "Fine, but if you can't wake me up politely, Bella is to smack me in the face with her Kanabo, and that's an order; I'm a person who does as they promise, so being late is not an option, understood,"
"Yes, Mistress, we Understand," Everyone replied at once, giving her a salute as they did so.