Chapter 197: The ride home (2)
Annalise stared out the window of the moving carriage Rafael made her enter. In the morning, she had travelled with Edwin and all the other servants because of how distant Rafael was, and now he wanted her to ride with him.
Annalise tapped her fingers on her cheek, bored by all the silence and the fact there was nothing interesting to see on the outside. "So, will there be a lot of new knights now?" She asked.
Rafael sat with his head resting back on the seat and his eyes closed to get a little rest before returning to the manor. "There will be a few. Most of the men who won took the money and declined the offer to join the knights. It is expected since the competition is seen as a way to earn extra money to care for your family. Not everyone wants to take part in war."
"When will women get the chance to join? I know I could have beaten a lot of those men and taken all the money. It isn’t fair," Annalise sighed. Men were getting all the fun. When was she going to get the chance to fight someone again? It was so bad that she was now begging.
Rafael opened his eyes, staring at Annalise pouting as she looked out the window. "It would have to be a small contest not many people know about so there wouldn’t be any complaints. Fathers will fear a contest to allow women to use swords to poison their daughters’ minds. I don’t want to hear it."
"Isn’t the hero suppose-"
"I am just a knight. I only look to defend. I am not the person who will make the big change this kingdom needs. Besides, wouldn’t it be best for a woman to bring on the change? It would show how adamant you are in wanting change," said Rafael.
"Believe me when I say that no one in this town would like for me to be the person to bring about that change. I will make it like hell in this world and have the men wetting their pants. I will never understand how the palace works. The queen cannot make changes for the women in the kingdom. Why is marriage seen as something fun to look forward to?" Annalise muttered.
There were so many other things one could possibly do. So many hobbies to have instead of sitting around knitting or painting to impress a man.