Chapter 294: Her Verdict
Rose listened attentively, not wanting to interrupt Prince Rylen as he explained. The longer he spoke, the more dread she felt. Essentially, what she understood was that there was a chance the crown prince would never wake up.
Rose felt the pain in her abdomen intensify. This wasn’t good, and with how grim Prince Rylen’s expression was getting, something told her she wouldn’t like what he was about to say next.
She wanted to ask if other methods could be applied, if there was some other solution, but something told her that if there were any, Lord Paul would not hesitate to try them.
"Lord Paul has remained with the crown prince, barely getting any sleep, and left him to come speak to you. I understand that you must be at a loss, and I also realize I haven’t thanked you for saving His Grace and bringing him back here. Your plan was to go home to your mother—you must have known that would be a little harder to do if you returned with His Grace."
"I wouldn’t leave His Majesty to die out in the woods, no matter the circumstances, especially since he was poisoned because of me," Rose replied. She was surprised she actually meant this. The crown prince was the only heir to the throne, it would be a disaster if he died.
Thomas eventually lifted his head to look at her, but he didn’t smile. There was a glare in his eyes, but Rose didn’t think it was directed at her.
Prince Rylen closed his eyes at her words. "That’s why it pains me to bring you such terrible news after your sacrifice."
Rose tore her gaze from Thomas and met Prince Rylen’s face again. She felt cold at his expression. She could clearly see dejection—and a hint of helplessness.
"What news?" Rose asked, unable to take the suspense any longer.
Her mind was spinning in different directions—at first about the crown prince, then she thought maybe it was her mother, as he had mentioned her. But Prince Rylen didn’t owe her anything to personally come to tell her. This only made her confusion worse.