Chapter 210: Lean on me (2)
Night soon fell on the kingdom and it was time for Annalise to depart with Rafael and the knights joining them. She said goodbye to her friends and went to the front door to wait for Rafael to finish his dinner so she could join him in the carriage.
Knights were already on their horses waiting behind the carriage that was for Rafael and Annalise along with carrying bags.
Annalise looked up at the night sky as she waited for Rafael. She hoped that the further she got out of town, the better the sky would look without all the lights from the homes around messing with the view. It was most likely a straight trip without any stops, but she wouldn’t mind having to stop somewhere in the middle of the night to lay around and get a good look at the sky.
Annalise heard footsteps approaching her so she looked around to see that it was Rafael and Edwin coming behind him.
"You could have placed your bag in the carriage and sat down. There was no need for you to wait for me here. Edwin, I am once again trusting you to look after the manor with Mavis. If there are any problems with the town guards, send a knight to deliver the message to me. No one is to come inside the manor while I am away and you are to keep an eye on the servants," said Rafael.
"I will do my best to keep the manor protected in your absence. Please have a safe journey and enjoy your time with your family," Edwin said, slightly bowing his head as he wished Rafael goodbye. He looked forward to this time since Rafael would step away from his duties and spend time with his family.
It wasn’t every day that Rafael would attend a party so when the time came, Edwin stepped up to make sure there was no trouble in the manor to make Rafael have to return early. His eyes would be inspecting each and every little thing in the manor in Rafael’s absence as he was aware of Travis and the fact Olivia was a spy.
Edwin secretly started to look into all the new maids hired and the men who would soon join the knights. Recently he felt a little bit suspicious about Mavis with the maids she had been hiring so he was going to keep an eye on her.
Annalise waved goodbye to Edwin and then followed Rafael down the steps so they could leave to meet with River and Beatrice’s carriage.