Chapter 192: Grandmother (2)
Annalise knew a fight would happen today if Rafael were not to speak with the captain of the border guard. As Rafael’s maid, Mavis would want her to tell him to talk with the captain for a moment to avoid trouble, but why would she do that when she could witness a fight between the knights and border guards right in front of her?
Violence was always the answer.
Annalise hoped Rafael would walk outside with his cold attitude and brush past the man wanting to speak to him. Then punches would be thrown and she would be at the front to see it. She didn’t need to kill anyone else thanks to the tension between the two sides.
"Why are you smiling at me, Annalise? It leads me to think you are lying about not liking me or you are plotting a mess I will have to help you clean up. As much as I might like you, I could still fire you. It would fix two problems," Rafael said as he put his sword back to his side.
He would need his sword close to deal with the fools outside who were creating a big noise on such a peaceful day.
Annalise picked up his helmet from the ground where Rafael dropped it. Dropping such a perfectly made helmet was something to turn her off when it came to him. "You should treat your helmet better," she said, rubbing it with her arm to make it shine again. "How dare you throw it."
Rafael felt bothered by the sight of her being gentle with his helmet. "What would you treat better? A child or my helmet?"
"The helmet of course. What a stupid question when I have no children. I would tuck this helmet into bed if I could. Do you want it? You treated it so poorly so if you do not care for it, I can take it off your hands. It will be taken care of if you give me it," Annalise said, looking at her reflection in the helmet. She imagined putting it on her head.
"I want my helmet. I expected nothing less from you. There are moments when I question my mind because of the type of woman I have come to like," Rafael revealed.