Chapter 466: Normal couple (2)
"You have already been spotted. I don’t think we’ll get to enjoy a peaceful time here in this town. I was looking forward to us walking around in peace," Annalise said, her excitement decreasing as the stares continued.
Was it so much to ask that they could be somewhere and not be approached by anyone looking to speak with Rafael? She wanted a day of being a normal couple, but that was unlikely to happen with Rafael being so popular.
"I would like to go to the room to get changed. I heard some of them mistake me for a pretty man and I don’t want their wrong assumptions to start travelling. By the time you reach the manor, you’ll be hearing that you like men. What is the room?" Annalise asked, ready to be out of sight.
Rafael kept his gaze on Annalise, ignoring the attention he was used to. In his younger days, he never thought being a knight would make him so popular, but these people were always excited to see his knights marching through their towns. It gave them something to watch as it disturbed their daily routine.
Normally, Rafael didn’t mind it as he could get through the many conversations quickly, but seeing that Annalise was no longer thrilled to be here affected his mood.
People who were not staying in the inn had come inside to see him and from what he was hearing, they were curious about the ring on Annalise’s finger.
Rafael picked up the bags and led Annalise to their room so she could be away from prying eyes. This all had to be different for her because she never had this much attention on her when she was away from the border. Coming over to this side, Annalise had blended in, but she couldn’t do that now with him by her side.
Annalise relaxed when they were out of sight from the growing crowd and went back to looking around the inn. The hallway was small for only one person to pass at a time and there were pictures of the king on the wall.
It made Annalise wonder if there were portraits of her family in anyone’s home at the border. She hoped not because it was a little weird.