Her Learnings and Reaction

Back at the present time.

Anastasia woke up earlier than she expected.

She thought for sure that she would sleep more, considering how all the events last night tired her out. Though her head still ached a little, she decided not to lie on bed any longer. She had enough rest yesterday, anyway. 

"And now that I remember everything, I can't stay put anymore," Anastasia firmly muttered to herself as she got herself dressed up.

As if portraying her present feelings and mood, she wore an all-black, V-neck dress that reaches her thighs and has long sleeves. It's one of the very few simple clothes in her wardrobe. The rest are either haute coutre or too exquisitely embellished.

"Up until now, I don't know why he went all through this trouble of preparing such things for me."