Chapter 137: A walk together (4)
"I know that you are watching me. You know that I hate when someone sneaks up on me. Come out," Annalise said.
"Why are you with that man again?" Thomas asked, stepping out of his hiding spot. He thought he was once again mistaken when he saw Annalise and the way she was dressed up.
"Because I am his maid. Have you forgotten already? I am to accompany him even on nights like this. Were you enjoying yourself? I got to taste a small candy. If I knew I was going to have you stalking me, I would have left one for you to try. Do you need money? Thank you," Annalise thanked the woman she found with water and gave her a coin.
Annalise started to walk back to where she left Rafael with the young woman now that she had the water he needed.
"I also work to keep myself fed. I should be asking you if you need money. Why does that man need you to be around him now? Why does he need a maid to walk with him at a time like this? And I don’t like the way he looks at you," Thomas muttered as he remembered the expression Rafael wore as he looked at Annalise.
"You don’t like the look anyone gives me, Thomas. I am only accompanying him for a moment and then I will join the other maids. I am hoping to find a new knife to keep in my room. You worry too much," Annalise said, touching his face to calm him.
Nothing bad was going to happen with her as Rafael’s maid.
"At the first sight of danger, I will protect myself. You need to trust that I can so you can stop showing yourself. It is already bad that you are called my brother. The king is to come to this town to see a contest with young men fighting. I have not found any news on what date he will come, but he will be at Rafael’s home at some point. Getting rid of him is good for us," Annalise spoke softly.
If anyone were to hear that she was trying to kill their king, they would call the town guards.