Chapter 16
"He set up his soldier’s camp east of us so he can have them keep an eye on our movement. I want guards positioned in the east, ready to sound an alarm should there be any movement. I don’t trust that the king will not attack us while we are here. Are you fools listening to me or just staring?" Zayne asked, noticing their lack of attention to his words.
"Forgive us general, it is just that none of us understands why you didn’t have the prisoner put in a cell rather than a room. Is she your lover?"
Zayne was unamused by their assumption. "Because you are used to seeing my lovers be covered in dirt and close to passing out? Is that why you think she is my lover?"
"Well, no."
Lucy Stanley, one of Zayne’s trusted soldiers, decided to help the men who were beating around the bush. "It is not like you to treat our enemies well. Especially when she snuck into our camp. We’ve been noticing spies since we arrived. You must be more careful."
"She isn’t a spy. Over thirty years totalled between all of you yet none of you can tell who is a spy and who isn’t? Am I not a kind man in your eyes to care for someone who is tired and seeking shelter?" Zayne questioned, only to be met by silence.
Well, there went his belief that he was kind.
Since Zayne wasn’t getting anywhere thanks to the people in the room being so curious about Rose, he stood up to leave since sharing her troubles wasn’t part of his job. "She survived the night in the mountains. Prepare to make a trip around the mountain without any supplies. Since she can do it, you can too."
Zayne ignored the groans and complaints under their breaths. Since they were silent on his question about whether he was nice, he should be as they placed him to be which was mean.