"Sister Jeanne, you're back."
As soon as he dismounted, Horn was a bit stunned looking at the little girl in an apron before him.
Jeanne gently patted the little girl's head and explained, "This is Jils Lana, an orphan. I saw her being bullied by other kids often, so I took her in as a maid."
The girl named Jils looked about twelve or thirteen, and from the scars on her face and the bruise at the corner of her mouth, it seemed she's suffered quite a bit before.
Horn stepped forward and patted Jils' head, smiling as he spoke to Jeanne, "Why did you suddenly think of getting yourself a maid?"
"After all, I need to focus on military matters recently and won't have much time to clean the house."
This wasn't just empty talk; during this period, Jeanne and the Black Hat Army brigade commanders have been undergoing intensive training at Jeska's place.
