Chapter 117: Gentle touch (3)
"I do not have any animals in my room. It is not allowed for us to have pets and any insects that are in there were probably there before me so who am I to chase them away from their home? As long as we do not bother each other, we can share the space. They know to keep off the bed," Annalise said.
"You are peculiar," Rafael said as he wrapped cloth around her hand. "I don’t know any woman who would enjoy having insects in her room and not want to remove them. I am still puzzled by the fact you like snakes."
"Then maybe you have been around boring women," Annalise answered. She could give a few examples of who they were.
"Perhaps," Rafael replied. "Women like you are rare in this town. If there were more, there would be fathers and brothers losing their minds."
Annalise leaned forward and asked, "Is that something bad? Am I seen as terrible in this town?"
Rafael looked up from her hand to her. Her brows were knitted as she worried about it. "To those who like to look and act a certain way, they would think poorly of your actions. Speak down on you even more since you are a maid. To others who enjoy a more carefree life, you would be a breath of fresh air. Bringing something new to their lives."
"I see. Mavis has told me how to be your maid, but for you, which person are you?" Annalise asked.
"Isn’t it obvious?" Rafael replied, feeling that she should already know which side he was on.
"No," Annalise said, shaking her head. "There are times when you don’t mind my actions, but then you have rules for how the knights should act-"