The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 112

Chapter 112: Chapter 112

The next day, Rose sat in the carriage, which she was yet to accept as her own, with Zayne, Finn and Mary while the other soldiers travelled on horses.

Rose was glued to the window as there was much for her to see and she was looking out for the field from her dreams. There was a chance she might find some clue as to who her family was as Zayne would take her to the town guards.

Rose crossed her fingers, hoping that the town guards here would be better than what she was used to. That they would care about the little people like her.

"They are all big," Rose said, amazed by the size of the homes.

So far it wasn’t like at home where there were small homes crowded together. Most of the homes she saw now were large with some having high walls around them.

"Must be an area for the wealthy. This town is said to be quite rich because it is so near to the palace. This must be where the stories we heard of this kingdom being grand came from. Maybe a few nobles or fallen nobles live around here," said Finn.

"Fallen nobles?" Rose asked, looking away from the window to Finn.

"You can lose your title if the king finds your actions to be worth taking it away. At times, there is no male heir in families for the titles to be passed on. Those aren’t fallen nobles but they are mocked as such. They will still have some wealth if they handle their money well. Zayne, didn’t you- Never mind," Finn decided against what he wanted to reveal.

Rose looked to her right at Zayne seated beside her. Was he a fallen noble? He certainly looked as nobles were described but then again, the description could be wrong.

Many thought Rose was a lady because she was pretty but plenty of the women in the brothel were pretty yet they came from common families. They were lucky to have their memories of their lives before or maybe, they were unlucky as they could remember the faces of who sold them.

As the ride continued, Rose saw how the houses got further away from each other as Finn said they were passing through land belonging to a baron and then the houses got a little smaller and closer to each other before they reached the market where there were huge shops.

’I would live close to the market as well,’ Rose thought. It would save on having to pay to ride on a carriage or cart for so long to reach the market.

The nobles could afford to as they had their carriages but others could not.

"You can’t sit still on your seat yet you don’t understand why I speak of you as a bunny. Come out this side," Zayne said, exiting the carriage first and then holding the door for Rose. He offered his right hand for Rose to step out.

"That bastard," Finn muttered as Zayne let go of the door once Rose was out.

"I was wrong. It isn’t her with feelings," Mary noticed, watching from inside the carriage as Zayne treated Rose with care. "That is why you told me not to let her know that he is the prince. She’s going to find out at some point from outsiders."

"He knows that. He’s just enjoying that she doesn’t know he’s a prince. Think about it, everyone liked to get close because he was royalty so he had enough and moved out of the palace. Also, due to some things, she might try to leave if she knows she’s with royalty. Why the hell am I telling you this?" Finn questioned, surprised by their conversation.

Mary shrugged her shoulders. She was talking to herself and Finn decided to join. Mary reached in front of Finn, ignoring how he leaned back to not be touched, and opened the door so she could catch up to Rose. She exited the carriage, leaving Finn to decide when he wanted to come out.

Finn touched his chest. He was not used to having conversations with Mary or seeing her be so calm. By now she would have glared at him for talking too much or scolding him like she did with others for doing something wrong. Rose was making a weird change to Mary and he did not like it.

Outside the carriage, Rose worried that she should not enter the shops as they looked to be expensive just from looking outside. It was quite a shock seeing the difference between this town, Kingsland, and the town she was used to.

Many people were walking around dressed like they were heading to attend a party, holding parasols to shade them from the sun while servants walked behind them holding bags or boxes. It left Rose thinking of how she walked with Zayne. They were walking side by side but she should be behind him.

"Don’t," she heard Zayne say before she could take the second step back. "Stay as you are. Have you already forgotten what I told you last night?"

"I did," Rose replied. She hadn’t remembered that Zayne didn’t care about these things as others did. "You are gathering a lot of attention. They are not scared of you."

"Yet they are rushing to get out of the way," Finn commented, lucky to overhear Rose when he caught up to the group. "They only like his face which is good for us. We should throw Zayne to the women and have him make them fall in love with him. Then most of the kingdom would be on our side. It’s a warm day. Why don’t you take off your shirt, Zayne?"

Zayne turned to Finn for this ridiculous idea coming up once more. He had heard it on the ship on the way here and tossed it out the window, just like he wanted to toss Finn out the window.

"No," Rose spoke up on behalf of Zayne. She had a lot to learn about Zayne but she knew that he would not enjoy doing what Finn suggested. "If you think that is the way to gain the kingdom’s favour, why don’t you do it."

Rose did not want to stand witness to seeing Zayne use his body to get what he wanted. He was better than that. At least to her.

Zayne smiled while Finn didn’t enjoy his joke being ruined.

"I am ready to do it if Zayne would allow it," Finn replied.

Mary shook her head, not liking the plan. It would certainly work as the young women around were smitten by the soldiers. There was no doubt that these women would love the show.

Mary wished she had been left behind at the camp as she now received strange looks since she was wearing a soldier’s uniform. She was only pushing through as she wanted to be near Rose to protect her.

Rose slowed down when she spotted combs on display. She needed one as she had been running her fingers through her hair to comb it. "So much for a comb?" She muttered, finding the price unbelievable. It would take away most of the money she brought today.

The comb was pretty with a design carved into it but it didn’t suit the price.

Rose was ready to move on to another shop but stopped as Zayne picked up the comb she had been staring at.

"I need a comb for my hair," Zayne explained.

"Oh. Okay," Rose stepped to the side. She envied how he could buy it without thinking of the price but Rose was also happy as this way, she would get to enjoy the beauty of the comb as it would be placed in Zayne’s room.

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