Chapter 284: Moving on (3)
"You’ve been silent since we left the manor and it is bothering me. Are we going to ignore that I watched Annalise kiss you?" Beatrice asked, looking at Rafael whose attention was on the outside of the carriage. "I’m happy for the two of you. A little bit sad since you two will be away from each other, but happy."
"Honestly, son. Is the entire ride going to be you being quiet? It is bad enough that I have agreed to leave my husband, who will get into all types of danger with me gone. The least you could do is speak to me so I am not bored. It is finally confirmed that the two of you like each other and I have no one to speak to," Beatrice said, missing River since he would listen to her gossip.
Beatrice was almost ready to make the carriage turn around to return to River.
"I am thinking," Rafael answered.
"Clearly you are. I gathered that from your silence and as much as I love your thinking, please speak to me. It doesn’t need to be about Annalise. Just say something so this trip isn’t boring me. If you don’t, I will start asking questions about what I saw at your manor," said Beatrice.
"I am only thinking of how long I will be away. Nothing more," Rafael replied to end her curiosity.
"Is it because you fear Annalise might find someone else in your absence?" Beatrice questioned. She didn’t think it was likely since there wasn’t anyone Annalise could find who was better than her son.
"No," Rafael honestly answered. He wasn’t worried about Annalise finding someone else. He was worried about her travelling to her parents and then his uncle.
"Then are you worried about your father? Because I am. I hope we don’t have to stay away too long so I can go back to keeping an eye on him. I thought when he stepped away from being a knight, we could live peacefully. I was wrong about that. I can’t complain much since it is because of me that he has to be fighting again," Beatrice said, nervously playing with her fingers.