Chapter 135: A walk together (2)
"I will hold the door for you. Do not move," Annalise said, standing up to open the carriage door for Rafael after the carriage stopped. "See, I learn quickly."
Rafael exited the carriage and at the sight of the large crowd in the market, he felt like going home already. He could already hear questions he was not going to answer being thrown his way.
Annalise closed the door behind Rafael so the carriage could leave to park somewhere. With all the other carriages she wondered how they would find it later when they were ready to leave.
"Where would you like to go first?" Annalise questioned, looking around at the different foods in front of her. The apple he bought for her didn’t seem as special now that she looked around. Then they were men throwing swords in the air. "Is it possible for us to throw-"
"No," Rafael quickly replied. Put a sword in her hand to throw and someone might lose their head. "They have practised daily to throw around those swords and not harm themselves or anyone else. They won’t allow you to touch their swords. You have already done enough damage to the palm of your hand."
"There was hardly any damage. It did not hurt and the bleeding stopped quickly thanks to you taking care of it. I have been through worse working with the animals at home. I am not fragile," Annalise said as they walked further into the market.
"We bleed when we are cut. You are not some kind of God to withstand all pain. You might be tougher than most women, but you must still handle yourself with care. I am yet to understand why your parents would let you out of their sight. Put that responsibility on your brother to watch you," said Rafael.
Annalise looked to her right at Rafael. If he knew that her father was the man looking to kill someone like him and the king, he would not be wondering about her father. Her father had to be sending out men to search for her. The note she left for him about leaving to see what information she could find from this kingdom would have him turning red from anger.
"My father knows that I can protect myself. He is just overprotective and I can’t argue against it because he has every right to be. This world is dangerous for us to be far away from the people we can trust. You might not believe it, but I am more responsible than my brother. It is only that my interests are different from yours that you think I will bring harm to myself," Annalise replied.