Chapter 174: Torture
Rose accepted the water the servant brought—she needed it. She had been speaking non-stop since the moment she walked through the doors. The crown prince kept taking her back in her story, making sure she wasn’t missing any details. It was pure torture at this point, and the worst part of it all was the delight she could see on his face.
She gulped the water so fast, some dripped down her neck, but she didn’t care. Rose quickly stretched out the cup to the servant once again. Thankfully, the servant had brought a whole jug and not just a cup of water.
He stared at her oddly but was quick to pour out the water. This one Rose drank very slowly. This was the only space she had. As soon as she was done, she would have to speak again. Rose had spoken about her day in more ways than one.
"Leave the jug," the crown prince said as she was taking her time.
Rose’s eyes flew open, and she gulped the rest of the water. Rose didn’t like the sound of that. It would mean that the crown prince would expect her to keep talking, and there was water, so no more excuses.
"I ’ave finished drinking the water," she said and handed the cup to the servant. "There is no need to leave it," Rose heard herself say before she could stop her lips from moving.
"There is," Caius said.
Rose closed her eyes in realization that he wanted her to do more talking. Why? He was asking the same questions over and over again. It was like speaking to a child and them repeating the same questions, but still being delighted about each response.
She slowly opened her eyes and watched the servant place the tray on the carpet, not far from her feet. He bowed and left the room.
"Now, where were we before you painstakingly asked for a cup of water only to drink two?"