The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Chapter 182

"There isn’t a note along the path. The winds may have blown it away, it dropped before the flower boy reached the manor, or the lord forgot to place one," said Emmett.

Madeline thought it strange since Victor never once forgot to do it. "He knows that I place them in a box. How busy is he to forget to put one? He is the one who needs to rest. Be ready, Emmett. When the lord returns I might trap him in our room and force him to sleep. Place the flowers in our room."

Madeline watched as Emmett picked up the vase. It was beautiful like many of the others he used before. When had he found time to send someone for flowers? All Victor spoke of recently was protecting the manor and the homes of his relatives.

Madeline turned to leave to find her daughters but then something struck her. "Emmett, bring it back here for a moment. I’m sorry I just can’t believe that he wouldn’t put a note there. It isn’t like him. Was it the flower boy he always uses?"

"Yes. The same young man and from the cut, I know it was his mother. Her cut is always so precise and then there is the ribbon," Emmett said, inspecting the small details. It was prepared the same way as all the others.

"Then it must be from him," Madeline said, putting her concern to rest. "He didn’t put a note. Perhaps I am still tired. You can continue to take them to our room. I will find the girls to tell them that I am ready for the picnic."

Madeline left Emmett’s side in search of her daughters. The small rest was what she needed and now, she looked forward to something she did in the past.

Taking Rose outside to have her run around was always something she did daily. Anna was more of a child who did not want to get her shoes dirty and preferred to stay inside so those days outside were Madeline’s chance to bond with Rose.

"Mother!"

Madeline snapped out of reminiscing and smiled when she saw her daughters walking toward her.

"I heard there is going to be a picnic. Must it be outside?" Anna asked, needing to know if she should change to something more simple.

Anna’s question confused Rose. "Where else would it be?" Rose asked.

"There is a garden house inside. I think it is a wonderful place for a picnic. There are not as many bugs and animals around us in the garden house," Anna said, hoping to sway their minds.

"It would not be a good picnic if it is not outside. You can stay inside if you want. I am not forcing you to join us," Madeline replied, knowing Anna’s fear of bugs.

"And then be left out? I will join you but I must change my dress first. Excuse me," Anna said, abruptly leaving the two.

Madeline shook her head at Anna. "She has not changed. Are you ready to go to the picnic or must I wait for you as well?"

Rose didn’t want to ruin her pretty dress but it seemed like a fun idea to be so dressed up for a picnic. It was something she could once only dream of. "I will keep this dress."

"Anna told me that you are worried about Zayne. I don’t know if she has told you but we have another home which is closer to where he is now. I hope you will not be upset that we are not going there. It is not safe right now," Madeline said, worried about what Rose thought of them not helping her be near the man she loved.

"I do miss Zayne but I know the dangers. He might not be happy to see me show up before him. It is odd to not be at his side since I have gotten so used to it but I want to be here to know more about my family. I do not want to leave your side," Rose said, taking hold of her mother’s hand.

The time away from Zayne gave Rose plenty to think about and after what she told Alexander in the heat of the moment, Rose thought more about love. She agreed that she might have fallen in love with him. Since then Rose has been trying to understand her feelings a little more.

Rose was never concerned for Zayne’s safety when he visited the palace before but now it was different. She patiently awaited a letter from Zayne or any news from the town about what was happening in the palace.

"You are too sweet," Madeline said, enjoying how Rose wanted to cling to her. She knew it would not last as eventually Rose would want to leave to start her life with Zayne.

Marriage might not be on Rose’s mind but there was a world out there for her to explore and Zayne was the best one to take her to see it.

"Are you ready to see the fields? I am praying that there won’t be any memory of it for you. It was an awful day and it is something I am grateful you have forgotten. If there is a moment you feel uncomfortable out there you must tell me so we can leave. Do not stay there to recount that time," said Madeline.

Rose nodded her head. Hearing her mother speak of the incident, Rose knew it had to be worse than she imagined it. She couldn’t help but wonder if the dream that kept replaying was part of that day.

Rose waited with Madeline and then later joined Anna to walk toward the fields with guards following them.

Out of every part of the manor Rose had explored since her return, seeing the fields ahead of her was what felt most familiar. It was just like the dream and now she could confirm that it was a memory rather than a dream.

The hills were right before her and like she remembered, there was a large tree providing shade to a grassy area below it.

Rose searched the land for the area she remembered running around. She walked ahead of the group to explore more and ended up beneath the tree where there was a blanket placed. Rose sat down and looked at the field full of flowers.

"I remember this. Only this," Rose informed the others.

Madeline sat down beside Rose to look out at the field. "You have come here a lot in the past. You would run not too far from here while I sat here. Anna might join us a few times but she would either fall asleep fast or ask to return inside."

"I don’t remember coming out here," Anna said since her childhood when Rose was around was a blur. "Younger me was right to stay inside."

"It is peaceful," Rose said, closing her eyes as she tried to find the memory of it again.

After eight years of being confused by the memory and fainting before she remembered too much, she was finally here. She was here at the beautiful place she once wanted to be her resting place.

Rose couldn’t remember anything more than hearing the name Rose and the world going dark when she turned around to see who was calling her. She got the feeling it was that day she was stolen from this very field and her body was saving her from living through it again.

Rose opened her eyes to look at the peaceful field once more. If not for the people she had come across up to this point, Rose would stay in this field forever but now she had a new purpose. She wanted to live. Her story would not end here when there was much for her to see and experience.

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