Chapter 405: Claimed (1)
"Why are you moving so slowly? We need to hurry," Annalise said, tempted to pull on Rafael’s hand to make him walk faster.
They were behind on the time she wanted to explore Lockwood because she slept in and no one woke her up despite telling them to. Now they were finally out of the mansion though they still needed to unpack and ended up walking around the market.
Rafael wanted to sit around while Annalise hopped around like a little bunny. Seeing her move made him tired, but he continued following her since he promised to walk around with her.
Heidi and Siena also tried their best to keep up with Annalise but they soon gave up as she was moving too fast. No one would be able to keep up with Annalise when she was so excited to explore Lockwood and get her hands on weapons.
Heidi and Siena secretly decided to drift far behind Rafael and Annalise to let the two almost have a day together. Before they had to go to the court, they should get a day alone to enjoy time together in peace without someone criticising where Annalise was from.
As Rafael walked, he started to gather attention though he was not wearing armour. It was hard to forget the face of a famous knight and a man spotted near the king many times.
Rafael paid no mind to the attention he was getting and kept his eyes on Annalise who was distracted by everything she walked by. She occasionally stopped to look at some of the treats and Rafael felt relieved when she walked by them without buying one.
He picked up his pace when someone was getting close to bumping into her or seemed like they were going to approach her. Annalise was getting a bit of attention from curious men who looked her way.
It was her smile that drew them in. She had a curious expression as she looked around and ran to something like a child who spotted a gift. Then there was her clothing choice which was odd to the people in Lockwood. She stood out quite clearly among everyone else.