Chapter 183: One Trapped Pet
They were both tired of swinging at this point. Rose’s shoulders hurt as she grabbed the swing ropes like a lifeline. Bits of the rope seemed to be coming off, but it still held steady. Edna wasn’t pushing her as fast as before, just a gentle push to enjoy the breeze.
"Is it okay for you to be out ’ere?" Rose asked. It was a little too late to ask the question, but she was curious, and Thomas wasn’t within earshot.
He didn’t move any closer and just stood at an odd corner, glaring at them. Rose half expected him to end this at any moment, but he let them carry on while he stood with his hand on his sword and his nose in the air. The disgust on his face was clear for all to see. Rose wasn’t sure Thomas knew how to have a good time.
"Yeah," Edna said absentmindedly, her voice lower than usual.
"Okay," Rose said with relief. "I ’aven’t seen you recently, so I thought you must be very busy. I ’aven’t even seen Lily either."
"Lily is busy with the ball preparations. Most of the maids have their hands full with that," Edna said softly.
Except Welma. But Rose didn’t say this out loud. She didn’t care about her and didn’t see the need to bring her up with Edna.
"You mentioned the ball before," Rose replied.
Edna didn’t say anything to this, and it almost felt like Rose was pushing the conversation, so she stopped speaking and just looked around.
The castle walls were tall, at least thirty feet. Being this close to them, she had to tilt her head back to see the top, and no matter how high she swung, she couldn’t see over them. There were also spikes sticking out of the top of the walls, and it didn’t look easy to climb.
Suddenly, Rose saw something move in the bushes. Her eyes flickered to it immediately, and out of the bushes came a beautiful ginger cat. They met eyes instantly, and Rose had to clamp her lips shut to keep from shouting out.
"Edna," she whispered, trying not to startle the cat, who still hadn’t looked away.