The arrival of Jean, giving Marion a piggyback ride surprised everyone and for a few seconds they turned silent.
"Hello everyone, I found Marion under the hill with a sprained ankle, so I brought her here," Jean said, smiling sweetly to everyone.
Petra and Endo covered their mouths in surprise. They knew how tough Marion was, and they couldn't believe that the girl would voluntarily allow a man to carry her on his back just because she sprained her ankle; they could not believe what they were seeing.
Lauriel was also rather surprised to see Marion return this soon. This afternoon he had met her and told her to come to the Grosseto next week, but apparently Marion returned tonight instead; and what was even more surprising was that the girl came with Jean.
Jean carefully sat Marion on a lawn chair then gently asked if she wanted to drink or eat something. "Let me get it. You just sit there nicely, okay ..."