Chapter 175: Future daughter-in-law (3)
"This is his manor, my lady."
Siena looked out the carriage window at the manor in which Rafael resided. It was larger than what the gossip back in her hometown said. "It is large, isn’t it? Like a castle. Everyone at home must have never seen it or did not want to upset the Normans by complimenting it."
"Most of the knights under his command reside here so it has to be large. From speaking to the other maids, I learned that the king is offering the land behind his home leading into the mountains so the manor could be expanded," said Kayla, Siena’s maid and childhood friend.
"That is good. I would like to see the faces of those back home who spoke ill of him and his home. Their homes are no match for his manor. It just goes to show how everyone talks because they can, not because they have all the facts. I like it," Siena said, looking around as much as she could.
Kayla agreed that it was big, but there was something that worried her. "It is lovely and only needs a woman’s touch to make it grand, but it is covered with knights. I fear it might not be safe for you, Siena."
"They are loyal to Rafael and it cannot be helped that he is a knight. I should not be uncomfortable around the men who swear their lives to follow his command. I will get used to it. We will," Siena added since Kayla would be wherever she went.
Kayla smiled despite her worries about the manor and all the men inside of it. "Are you not worried about the man outside telling Travis about you coming here?" She asked softly as it was likely the guard was listening.
"I don’t. He will be doing me a favour by telling Travis I was here. It will show that I am eager to make him and my father happy. I want to keep Travis happy for as long as I can until I can get out of his hold. My father finds it necessary that I marry into the Normans, but I will not be controlled by Travis. I get a bad feeling when I am near him," Siena said, looking away from the window.
She couldn’t stop thinking about his threat if she messed with his plans. Once she got close enough to Rafael to get this marriage on the way, she would let Rafael know all the things she overheard. Siena was going to be on her husband’s side in this battle.