Chapter 295: Plans for war (3)
After talking to Celeste about Rafael, Annalise stayed with her grandmother to hear about what happened while she was away, and then she rested while she waited for the meal her mother was preparing for her to be finished. She also awaited her father calling upon her to join the meeting of what they would do if the knights came to attack them.
Before going home to see her mother, Annalise walked to Thomas’s home to have a word with him. By now, her father should have spoken to him, and she wanted to know what was discussed. Thomas hadn’t revealed her relationship with Rafael since her father didn’t come looking for her.
On her way there, Annalise thought of if she should ask Thomas to help her meet with Rafael. She could not do this alone since many eyes were on her now so she needed him.
As she neared his home, Annalise found him digging up the dirt and placing it in baskets.
"They have turned you into a farmer," said Annalise.
"It was my mother’s idea. I need to do everything I missed while I was away. I’m planting vegetables. You don’t look as if you got into a lot of trouble," Thomas said, putting a stop to his task to look at Annalise.
He had been worried that her father would go hard on her, but he worried for nothing.
"My father is angry. Instead of punishing me, he will be preparing me to take his place. The next time we ride out, I will be there by his side. If you want, I will also give you a nice spot at the front with us. You always wanted the chance to join them. Now it is your time," Annalise said, stooping down to look at piles of seeds. "I need your help-"
"If you are planning to run away again, I can’t go with you this time. As you can see, I have a lot of work to do. We’re behind on preparing for winter," Thomas replied, getting back to work. "Have you started to miss him already? I accepted it, but I don’t want to talk about you two."