The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Chapter 114

Connor wanted to cover her mouth with his hand but didn’t because the foreigner acted as her guard. She shouldn’t be saying this now when the king was already upset by it and the captain of the guards had warned them to point out anyone who spoke about slaves.

"I think that there might be something wrong with you. You’ve come to the right place as we have a doctor nearby who can help you. Follow me," Connor said, walking around his table to lead the way.

There were too many watching and listening to what was said for him to warn Rose to be careful of what she spoke about and to be mindful of who she walked around with. The king wasn’t going to let anyone ruin the truce happening. People like them were easy to dispose of.

Rose touched Zayne’s hand to stop him from responding. She was disappointed that they were left with nothing but she noticed the fear in the guard’s face and how the other guard close by tensed up when she mentioned slaves. Something was happening that the kingdom was not aware of.

"I have been feeling a little unwell. Maybe the doctor could help me," Rose agreed.

Connor wanted to hug her for giving him and being so willing to go with him. Unfortunately, he would be questioned on the matter as his peers could hear what was said.

Connor led the two outside toward the doctor. Only when they were away from the guards outside did he speak. "You shouldn’t speak of slaves and missing people now. Especially when you are walking with foreigners. It might be taken back to the king that you are the one ruining what he has planned and then you will never find your family."

Connor took a risk to warn her as he couldn’t help but feel bad for the common people they could not help these days. They were to focus on the nobles and those close to the king these days.

"Isn’t the capital meant to be better at solving matters like someone going missing?" Zayne asked.

"We normally are but those things aren’t spoken out loud. This is the capital where most of the kingdom’s visitors come so it must look as the king wants it. We are not to speak about violence, wars, or an increased number of people going missing. It is to look safe and rich for the visitors to tell the stories," Connor explained.

"So, the king would rather hide the problems just to make his kingdom look good. He doesn’t care about us," Rose concluded.

"Wait. I wouldn’t say that. Normally I could look through the records for anyone who has gone missing as everything is sent here, but the king gave us an order last night. The foreigners," Connor started but stopped as he remembered Zayne was with them.

Zayne didn’t need Connor to finish as he knew what was happening. James would have sent out an order to hide the truth from them so they could not bring up slaves to question going through with the truce.

James did the opposite of what Zayne wanted. James had a chance to clean up his kingdom and try to find anyone who was taken to be part of the slave business but he decided to throw dirt over the matter to bury it for now.

"You must be careful with who you speak to about slaves right now. No one wants to anger the king and be the reason why the war continues. We are all scared right now. If you want to see the records, you will need to go to a noble. They will entertain him," Connor pointed to Zayne. "Go to one that is close to the king."

"Why must we go to a noble?" Rose asked, confused.

"They are the only ones whose request we are to entertain. The king likes to keep them happy," Connor answered.

"Then, what do you know of Lady Ambrose? I know that she only has one daughter but I was mistaken for her. Does she have any relatives who lost a daughter?" Rose inquired, hopeful that the similarity meant something.

"The lady lives a little out of town with her husband Lord Ambrose. They are a private family and much isn’t known about the lady. They had two daughters but I cannot remember what happened to the other. I wouldn’t go there if I were you as there have been many stories of the lord imprisoning anyone who goes there," Connor warned the two.

He continued, "It is not good to approach the lady while she walks with her daughter as they are surrounded by guards. I hope I do not regret this but I will check the records. I cannot do it now as it will be too suspicious. Give me four days before I search and then meet me here before the doctor’s place."

With this, Connor felt like he was truly doing some good as a guard. Thanks to the king’s recent orders all the guards did was walk through the town pretending to be busy, go to the nobles at the king’s request, or sit around doing nothing.

Connor touched his neck, already feeling a rope around it if he were to be caught.

"That is kind of you but you do not need to. I can see that you are afraid and you shouldn’t risk your job or life for a stranger. Thank you," Rose said as his kindness helped her to see that not all guards were bad. The guards were placed in a difficult position because of the king. "You’ve walked us far enough."

Connor scratched the back of his head. It didn’t feel like he had done anything besides warn her to be careful. She was left not knowing if she was on the list. He had never seen anyone sold before and now, he knew that there was a slave business like the rumours were saying.

A free slave walking around asking about missing people was someone the king would look to get rid of. Oddly enough, Rose was most safe being with the foreigners as they might not fear what the king could do to them for walking around with her. Rose only needed to be concerned about when the foreigners left and the king started to go after her.

"You should still go to a noble and get them to like you. Most of them are curious about foreigners so you have one way of getting them to like you. Just don’t speak too much about all those things you mentioned. I must go," Connor said as he was away too long.

When he returned, Connor knew that he would be questioned about what was said during this time. He had walked them to the doctor’s doors so as long as Rose didn’t speak of this to anyone else, he was safe.

Rose watched as Connor rushed back. "I do not trust going to nobles. If the king finds out that you went to the nobles to help me, then he will be angry. Mostly at me for wanting to know my past and potentially ruining his plans. It is best that I recover my lost memories," Rose decided.

All other options so far took them to dead ends.

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