Chapter 315: Family dinner (1)
Annalise pulled together the curtains in her bedroom to have privacy from anyone trying to look inside her room from the windows of the nearby houses. "So, what do you think? Are we wild or more civilised than the rumours say?" She asked, curious about what he thought of her home now that he had a good look at it.
"Other than the homes not being quite large, it isn’t different from where I have grown up. I did think you might have lived in a home similar to the palace. A mansion at least," Rafael honestly answered.
The home was the same size as the others around it if not smaller. He wouldn’t have guessed the leader lived here.
"It is just the three of us so there is no point in having a big home. I’d have to spend more time cleaning than training. As you can see, there are no servants in our home. My parents have always done the cleaning and cooking. I would have a few tasks which helped me learn to be your maid," said Annalise.
Rafael looked around at Annalise’s bedroom which was close to how he imagined it. A sword was propped up on a wall and pieces of armour belonging to border guards, who he assumed had to be dead, were scattered on a table. He was prepared for an animal to jump out soon.
"I honestly prefer your bedroom over mine because of all the armour and swords you have on display. My mother doesn’t love us having too many weapons inside yet she has a corner to do her study on poisons. So," Annalise said, sitting down on her bed. "Is there anything you want to talk about?"
Rafael stared at Annalise on the bed, considering if he should sit with her there or use one of the chairs in the room. He wouldn’t be surprised if Phillip stormed through the door that was locked. Phillip was big enough to break it down if he wanted.
Taking a risk, Rafael decided to join Annalise on the bed. "There was something you wanted to tell me when we were talking about the king."
"Right. Please know that I am glad it didn’t go as planned. I sent Thomas to Lockwood to speak with a man named Grant and to get poison into the palace for the king to take. Luckily, that all failed," Annalise said, tapping her fingers on her lap to calm the nervousness she was experiencing.