The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 141

Chapter 141: Chapter 141

"The dress looks lovely on you. I have never worn it before so it is like it was waiting for you. I hope you don’t mind asking but you sent the maids away. They were here to help you since I didn’t want to make you feel I was crowding you a little too much so why?" Madeline asked, curious.

"I am not used to someone trying to bathe me or do every little thing which concerns me getting ready for dinner. I can do it by myself and I am not bothered by you always being at my side. I enjoy it," Rose said, turning away from the mirror to face Madeline.

"I will make note of that and offer my help to get you dressed. It is sometimes a hassle when you have to get dressed up for dinners or balls. Trust me, you will need help then. We shouldn’t keep the others waiting," Madeline said, holding out her hand to Rose.

Rose accepted Madeline’s hand, eager to walk together. "Is Anna well rested now?"

"Yes. I visited her before I came to you and she was getting ready then. I am trying to think of something for the two of you to do together. The dressmaker is coming again tomorrow to show you dresses so maybe Anna could try on some with you. You two are too old to be going outside to play like you used to. I am stuck," Madeline confessed.

Rose and Anna were different along with the fact there was still a lot about Rose she had to learn.

"You are trying and I am grateful for it. I will speak to Anna at dinner and tomorrow to get to know her. I am also eager to see the rest of the family. Was I close to them?" Rose asked, curious about the others.

So far from the portraits, she knew she had a grandmother from Victor’s side who was still alive and two aunts.

"Some of them are. It is normal with family for you to like them some days and other days you want to close the gates on them. I will leave it to you to form your own opinion of them. I heard from Anna that you want to attend a ball. Is it true or is she using her older sister to get what she wants?" Madeline questioned.

Rose nervously laughed. "It might be both. I do want to attend a ball, I am just not ready as Rosaline. I do not know how to dance and she has asked that Zayne join us. I am not confident I will be able to know how to dance before he leaves."

"Before he leaves to go back to the palace or to go home? I must know early, are you going with him?" Madeline questioned, her heart not ready to say goodbye.

"I am home. We both know that he had to return to his camp alone if I found my family here. He has a home a long way from here that he must go back to. I cannot escape saying goodbye. I will be here," Rose said something bothering as soon as those words left her mouth.

"Right. You have just come home. He is here for a few days so there is no need for us to sulk over it. I will find a good dance tutor for you tomorrow so you can attend a ball while Zayne is here. You are deserving of a night dancing with him," said Madeline.

Madeline noticed Rose’s surprise. "It is him that you want to learn to dance with, right? Who did you plan to dance with? Strangers?"

"I do not know," Rose answered honestly. "I have not thought about who I wanted to dance with when I knew how to. Must there always be someone in mind as the reason you want to do something?"

"No," Madeline replied. "You can do it because you want to know you can dance. Or, there are moments when we want something and don’t realise we are doing it to share with someone in our lives."

Rose let go of Madeline’s hand when they entered the dining room.

Victor was seated at one end of the table with Anna to his right and Zayne to his left. Without putting too much thought into it, Rose went to the left to sit beside Zayne while Madeline sat at the other end.

"I have sent a notice to the relatives that Rose has come home. I have already received a few responses insisting to come see her. It is up to you to make the decision," Victor said, giving Rose the choice. "Do you feel settled in or do you want more time?"

"I would love to meet them. Maybe after the dressmaker comes so the dressmaker isn’t distracted and they have my full attention. I am excited to see what the rest of the Ambroses are like. We kept hearing that you are a private family," said Rose.

"We are," Victor confirmed. "Too many outsiders bring trouble."

"Yet your missing daughter came home with the outsider of all outsiders. It is funny," Anna laughed at her father’s broken rule. "I didn’t mean any harm, it is just funny. They will be surprised to see someone not from this kingdom sitting with us. I hope you being here means that the royals would be so kind to come this far."

"They will not," Zayne happily killed Anna’s dream. "They love the comfort of the palace. The safety behind the high walls and the many guards to protect them. They are far from what the rumours say so don’t get too excited about them. You’ll be disappointed."

"I don’t have any interest in the king or whatever is discussed in the palace. I only want to see the princess and the queen up close. Many would kill to become close to the princess. It means getting to sit with the finest ladies in all the kingdoms. It is a group I want to be part of like mother is here," Anna said, eager to fill her mother’s shoes.

"Well, outside of mother not wanting to see the queen. You would do well in the queen’s court, mother."

"Enough about the palace. It is time to eat. We have a feast before us and must prepare one for the relatives visiting tomorrow. I must go out to do some business if anyone would like to join me before we have our visitors. Anyone?" Victor asked, looking around the table.

Rose raised her hand. "I would like to join you if I have time."

"Good. I will plan my leaving around your time with the dressmaker. I suppose that with her wanting to go that means I must entertain you, right?" Victor asked Zayne.

Zayne smiled, enjoying how Victor disliked his presence.

"Wonderful," Victor muttered. "It should give me some time to think of how to repay you. You might not want anything but there has always been a reward. Anna, do you want to come along?"

"That sounds fun but someone should be here with mother in case the relatives come early. You know how the aunts are with timing," Anna replied.

"Right. Then we should all go together so that if they show up early they will not find anyone here,’ Victor decided. He did not want to be bothered by his sisters so early.