Chapter 6
Rose ran as fast as she could to keep up with Mathias and be out of reach of Henry who she was losing in the crowd.
As a soldier, Mathias should be able to help her. He would have the means to look into what the price Graham truly bought her for or help her sneak away.
For eight years she had held onto a promise, never losing hope in it for a second and now at least one of her friends was back.
"Mathias!" Rose called, unable to stop calling his name.
From the moment Mathias spotted Rose when she yelled his name, he did not stop looking at her. Mathias looked at her like he couldn’t believe his eyes that she was before him. Rose felt the same way. It was wonderful to see him well and alive, but most importantly back here in town.
Rose waved to Mathias who shook his head like he couldn’t believe what he saw.
Rose succeeded in getting near to him and reached her hand out only to be pushed to the ground by another soldier.
"Watch it around the captain."
Rose groaned, her left hand which she fell on was in great pain. She looked up at Mathias who stopped his horse. "Mathias. It’s me, Rose."