Horn and Enoch carried the disheveled Annie furtively through the back door of the Carpenter's House. On the way, Enoch was exhausted. You know, Lehn City is very large. Carrying her from the North District all the way to the West District, even though Enoch was a bit stronger than Horn, he couldn't take it.
Although wild witches are also considered extraordinary beings, apart from being able to use some weak abilities, they aren't much different from normal people. In fact, their physical constitution is even a bit weaker.
It was the middle of the night. Normally, Old Douglas should have been asleep. However, the two of them didn't expect that Old Douglas not only wasn't asleep but also happened to be strolling near the back door!
From Old Douglas's perspective, in the dead of night, his beloved disciple and his disciple's friend carried an unconscious and scantily - clad beautiful girl furtively back to their house.
This scene was a bit inappropriate for the young!
The two also didn't expect to bump into Old Douglas. The situation was a bit awkward now.
"Um... Teacher, you're still awake. It's good for your health to go to bed early."
Horn winked at Enoch, and the two passed by Old Douglas with some idle chatter, leaving a bewildered Douglas behind and quickly returned to Horn's room.
Old Douglas paced around in place with a worried look on his face. After smacking his lips, he decided it wouldn't do. He had to go up and check. What if these two boys really did something immoral?
Where would he put his old face?
If these two boys dared to do anything improper to that girl, then as a time - traveler from the civilized nation of China, he might have to act righteously against his own kind!
In Horn's room, Horn and Enoch were at a loss about what to do with the tattered - clothed Annie. They had saved the woman, but how should they handle her?
Both of them were young and full of vigor. Having her lying there with her fair body half - hidden was just asking for trouble. They might just lose control at any time.
So, they definitely couldn't let her lie there like this. Even if they had no ill intentions, the girl would surely misunderstand when she woke up.
But if they were to dress her, wouldn't they see things they shouldn't... And who would change her clothes?
"Just cover her with a quilt," Enoch thought hard for a while and then assigned this task to Horn. Horn picked up the quilt and was about to cover Annie. It had been so dark outside before that he couldn't see anything clearly. Now, with the well - lit room, Horn just realized that this woman was really beautiful.
Horn was still holding the quilt when Douglas kicked the door open with a bang. Horn's hand trembled, and the quilt fell...
Old Douglas and Horn stared at each other for a few seconds.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward for a moment.
"I... I didn't do anything. I was just covering her with a quilt," Horn stammered.
Old Douglas sighed and covered his face when he saw Horn's flustered look:
"Alright. Judging from your pathetic state, you couldn't do anything out of line. What on earth happened? Come out and tell me."
Horn asked Enoch to watch over Annie in the room. He himself went out with Old Douglas. He sat down and told Old Douglas in detail what had happened in the past few days.
"You're saying that this girl was responsible for the monster troubles in the past month?" Old Douglas asked, stroking his chin.
"Yes," Horn nodded.
"You said she just awakened?" Old Douglas continued to ask.
"That's right. Although I also find it hard to believe. In my memory, all wild witches awaken when they're young. I awakened my talent when I was only six, and it's been more than a decade since then. But she's probably sixteen or seventeen, about the same age as me."
Horn told Old Douglas about his doubts.
"No, there's no contradiction in this. I also awakened when I was nearly twenty."
Old Douglas had traveled from Earth to this place when he was nearly twenty. He awakened his wild - witch talent as soon as he arrived in this world.
"This little girl must come from a good family," Douglas said to Horn.
"Yes, she should be the daughter of the president of the Walker Chamber of Commerce. But how did you know?"
Horn asked in surprise. He hadn't gone with him. How could he know that Annie was from a wealthy family?
"Do you know how wild witches awaken?" Old Douglas asked.
"No," Horn shook his head and said, "Please enlighten me, teacher."
"A so - called wild witch isn't a wild witch only after awakening. Whether one has the aptitude to become a wild witch is actually determined from birth.
Wild witches start accumulating magic power when they're born. Usually, by the age of six or seven, they meet the conditions for awakening. At this stage, as long as they receive a very strong stimulus, they'll awaken.
Moreover, as they get older, the stimulus required for awakening becomes even weaker."
"But in my memory, all wild witches..." Horn was still a bit confused.
"Because there are very few people in this world who can live care - free lives," Old Douglas sighed and said, "I'm actually quite interested in the spells this girl cast. It's amazing that she could cause such a big mess during her confused period!
If properly trained, she should be a very useful talent."
"Teacher, weren't you not interested in wild - witch matters anymore? Why are you asking so many questions today?"
Horn saw that Old Douglas had asked so many questions today and even exceptionally explained so many things to him. Had the teacher changed his mind?
Douglas stared wide - eyed. Suddenly realizing something, he quickly covered his mouth:
"Hey? You're right. Thanks for the reminder. I'll go back to work." Then he stood up and slowly went back to his room to sleep.
Horn was stunned for a moment and then slapped himself hard.
He really had a loose tongue!
At the final stage of the confused period, wild witches will exhaust their magic power and lose their ability to move. Annie is now in this state. Most wild witches won't lose their ability to move for long. Usually, they'll wake up within a few hours after their magic power recovers.
Although Annie hasn't woken up yet, she will eventually.
Horn called Enoch aside: "Enoch, where was your previous residence? Has it been exposed?"
"It's in the South District. It hasn't been exposed. Why do you ask?" Enoch scratched the back of his head and asked Horn. Why was he suddenly interested in his old house?
Horn pulled at Enoch's sleeve and discussed with him:
"We don't really know her yet. It's really unwise to let her know our true identities so rashly. What if she's mentally handicapped or has some extremely dangerous quirks? We'd be in danger."
"So, why are you asking about my old house?" Enoch whispered.
"I plan to place her in your house. Until we know her well enough, we won't let her know about this place, nor will we let her see our faces. We'll decide whether she's trustworthy first."
"What you said makes sense," Enoch nodded and said, "Let's do it your way."