Chapter 48
"You didn’t need to do so much in one day but I am impressed. Did Janice or one of the two guards help you to lift anything?" Zayne asked as it was too much for Rose to do alone.
"No. I didn’t want to trouble Janice and the guards. I emptied what was in the heavy crates before I lifted them. I picked out a small room to place the empty crates so you can use them again when you need to depart for your home. If there is anything you want to change, I can do it right away," Rose said, secretly hoping it was perfect and nothing had to change.
"It is fine as it is now. What is the noise I am hearing? The cries of an annoying little thing. Did you bring an animal inside my home?" Zayne questioned, his right brow raised.
Rose looked away from Zayne. It was unfortunate that he hated liars. "A little bird kept falling out of its nest so I placed it near the door. I have been mashing some of my dinner to feed it," Rose answered, leaving out Janice’s involvement in feeding the bird.
"It seems my home has become a shelter for the pitiful," Zayne said, trying to block out the annoying sound.
The bird’s days were numbered if it continued to be this loud.
"It is lucky that I am without my gun-"
"You would shoot a bird?" Rose asked, horrified. She viewed Zayne differently for being so cruel as to want to shoot a small bird. "It is harmless and needs someone to look after it until it learns to fly away."
"You should have left it where it fell for the mother to return to it or maybe there was a hungry predator that would have taken care of it. Are you thinking of the annoying creature as yourself? Like how you need someone to help you?" Zayne asked.