For the record, Annie's my favorite girl too!

Well, one of my two favorite girls. The other one is Luna, who's almost just as likely
to get sacrificed. I'm just preparing you guys for the possibility that it COULD happen. Right now we don't even know if
LI's death is what Caribdis is gonna go with. But if he does, us Annie fans better prepare ourselves mentally now rather get caught with our pants down 10 months later.
I do agree that Alex would also work extremely well in this context.
She's among the top-3 most likely to get sacrificed imo. I also agree that narrative-wise, her Bardot lineage also ties in better with our upcoming clash with William Bardot. But in terms of emotional impact, I still think Annie's (TEMPORARY!) death would cause a bigger emotional shift in the story. Because Alex is such a popular character, we know for a fact that Cari would bring her back almost immediately, which makes it very predictable. But god forbid he chooses Annie instead? We can only hope Caribdis isn't on a sadistic streak.
And again, I gotta emphasize that I would NEVER wish ill on my precious Annie. But goddamn it I gotta prepare myself in case Cari decides to rip my heart out and play dodgeball with it.
We got a tiny preview of it with the Luna reunion scene this update. Imagine THAT but cranked up to 11.