Chapter 320: A moment alone (1)
Annalise was surprised to have a quiet dinner with her family after her father passed the plate with vegetables to Rafael. She knew that he was not yet thrilled about her relationship, but he was making an effort. A better effort now.
His pettiness slipped out here and there, but it wasn’t too evident for everyone to feel like an argument was coming. Now that Annalise saw he was making a better effort to get to know Rafael and not try to pick a fight with him, she laughed at some of the comments that slipped his lips instead of getting frustrated.
"See, you had nothing to worry about mother. He ate everything that was on his plate. Now, if you don’t mind, I will escort Rafael safely back to his knights. Unless he’s allowed to spend the night here?" Annalise asked, looking at her father since he would be the only one to disagree.
Rafael touched Annalise’s hand to get her attention. "I can’t stay. I already informed the knights I would be returning tonight and I have to deal with the guards before they get out of hand. Perhaps another night I will stay if I am welcomed."
"Well," Annalise said, standing up while holding Rafael’s right hand. "I will take him back return right away-"
"Do as you want. Take him and come back or stay there," Phillip said, surprising everyone. "It’s not like she’s going to listen to me."
He didn’t want her spending the night near all those men even if she knew most of him, but his words didn’t reach anyone’s ears.
"Until he has gotten the guards to calm down, I don’t think I should spend the night there. It would also be best to give a proper introduction to the knights and guards in the morning so they aren’t confused by who Rafael brought back with him tonight. I will return soon," Annalise promised.
Since she was going to be leaving with Rafael to go to the king soon, she didn’t mind another night away from him. Annalise could sleep better knowing that he was not too far away from her. If she missed him at any point, she could just ride out to meet him.