Chapter 20
Alexander entered his tent, finding Mathias waiting for him with a nervous expression that had been there since Mathias returned last night. "You missed meeting with the commander so he is not happy with you right now. You will need to take a drink to him and apologise."
"Alright," Mathias answered.
Mathias had too much to think about to be concerned about the commander being angry with him. What he knew at the moment was that Rose had run away from the brothel. What if she were to come here hoping to see Alexander and then reveal what had happened?
It was evident that Rose finally had the sense to realise that he didn’t want anything to do with her since she ran when she saw him. If she were to tell Alexander what he did, then Alexander might never forgive him even though Mathias thought he had grown closer to Alexander than Rose ever got.
Alexander had enough of waiting for Mathias to speak up and share what was troubling him. "What is it that made you forget your duty to speak with the commander? Is it because we are back here? You were the one to seem most comfortable to return."
"I am fine. I was just thinking about something from last night. I will do as you say to get the commander back in a good mood. When are we going to the palace? I am ready to leave this town," said Mathias.
Hopefully, they could leave before Rose came here or she would be captured and taken back to the brothel before then.
Alexander didn’t believe Mathias but he had to let it go for now. "If you went to the meeting today, you could have shared your thoughts on how soon we would leave here. We are to stay at this camp for a month, but we are to visit the king when the foreigners go there for the truce."
Alexander noticed how Mathias sweated. "You, tell me you didn’t gamble most of your money away last night and now you owe someone."