Chapter 243: No Light In Her Eyes
"Your Majesty," Rose said with a curtsey as Caius walked into the room. She stood a few feet away from the crown prince, clutching the ring in her closed palm as she bent her knees to great him.
At first, she had thought of holding onto the ring for a bit but decided it might help in the request she wanted to make. It truly was an important ring. That wasn’t the only reason Rose had thought to give to the crown prince as soon as she could. She also didn’t think it was a good idea to keep it.
The crown prince didn’t trust her. He was likely to believe she would do anything to leave—even steal his ring. She didn’t want another whipping, or worse.
Caius didn’t reply to her greetings and she couldn’t help but notice he had stepped into the room alone. Usually, servants and Mister Henry accompanied him. They wouldn’t leave until he chased them off.
Rose slowly lifted her head when it was starting to feel awkward and there was still no response from the crown prince. She lifted her head to see that he was looking at her in a way that was hard to describe.
"Did you receive the letter?" he asked as their eyes met.
"Yes," Rose nodded with a tight smile. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Where is it?" he asked.
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"In the bedchambers," Rose replied immediately, wondering if the crown prince wanted to see it. However, his reaction was not what she expected.
Caius’s gaze darkened, and he looked angrier—which made Rose realize he had to already be angry to look angrier. She shuffled on her feet, wondering if he had discovered his ring was missing and the Queen had convinced him that it was her.