"Wuuu..."

Uuuh? Elder Sister Sand?...

Where is this...

... Sophia?!

I'm out! Elder Sister Sand, I'm out!

"Awu?" I tilt my head in confusion.

When I look at the sleeping Sophia again, I find something amiss.

Her clothes are dirty, her hair is not shiny anymore.

Her hands look dry.

And she has black circles under her eyes.

What happened to her?

It's like she went out to play in the forest for a whole night without showering afterwards.

S, should I wake her up?

"Nnnn..." While thinking about what to do, Sophia raises her head and starts rubbing her eyes.

I never saw Sophia act so un-lady like!

So adorable...

"L, Latifa!? You are awake!" She jumps from the chair near the bed I was on and embraces me.

"Huu... huu... Latifa...!" Sophia starts crying while smiling.

Uuum? What is going on?...

"Awuu...?" I ask in confusion.

"Ah! I need to tell Miss! But..." Sophia smiling face suddenly became confused.

What is really going on? Sophia is acting weird today.

Then,

"MISS! LATIFA IS AWAKE!" Sophia shouts all of sudden.

She shouted so loud that the windows in the room started vibrating.

"Awu!" I leak out a voice in surprise.

Bam!

The door was suddenly kicked open and a blurry figure ran in.

"LAAAAAAAAATIIIIIIIIIIFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The blurry figure shouts and jumps at me.

"Awu!" W, what is going on?!

"Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa! Latifa!"

Uhh... ok, okay?

"Awuu...?" Miss?

"I'm so glad you have woken up..." Miss says with tears in her eyes.

"Awu?" Why is Miss talking like that? Wasn't I asleep for just an hour?

"You know... A whole year without being able to listen to your Awuu's... I almost went insane!" Miss says while crying.

Wh, what?

A whole year?

But... I'm pretty sure I was only for an hour with Elder Sister Sand?

Miss wipes her tears and turns towards Sophia.

"You did a good job, you can return to your normal duties."

"Yes!" Sophia happily nods and runs out of the room.

"Awuu?"

"Mmm... I made Sophia stay by your side for the whole year... Tehee?" Miss says with her fist on her forehead.

"Awuu?!" You made Sophia stay by my side for a whole year!?

What were you thinking, Miss?!

Who took care of you if I was out and Sophia was taking care of me?!

Don't tell me...

... Prince Si?

I look at Miss with a dubious gaze.

"Eh? Ah, well... I made Senu look after me so everything is alright! You don't need to worry!" She says as if it was normal.

MISS, YOU MADE A PRINCESS OF EMPIRE ACT LIKE YOUR MAID?!