Chapter 81
"Would I be able to see the inside of the palace or must I stay outside while you are there?" Asked Rose.
It was one of her dreams to see how the royals lived. Everyone always spoke of the balls held in the palace. Rose wouldn’t mind seeing one even if she had to be among the maids working.
"You are not suited for a palace, Rose. Dangerous games are played there every day. Just the outside of the palace is beautiful. You will get close enough to see its beauty but that is all," Zayne answered. "Many in the palace care about status and it is not something you seem interested in."
"I am not. I guess once it is known that I am just your maid, I will be judged. I also don’t have anything pretty to wear inside the palace. If I could go inside the palace, how would it look if I had to greet the king in these dresses?" Rose asked, trying to find many reasons to lose interest in the palace.
"What is wrong with the dress that you are wearing now? You look pretty," Zayne said and then reached out to grab Rose when she tripped. "You are also pretty clumsy. There is nothing before you for you to trip on or did you trip over my words?"
"Thank you for catching me. I lost my footing for a second," Rose said, looking down at the floor. "I will put the basket away."
"There is nothing wrong if you feel something after being called pretty. I would hate to think that there was someone who made you believe you were anything but pretty. Rose," Zayne called as she made a quick escape from his side.
Zayne enjoyed Rose’s embarrassment. He only disliked that she hid her face from him.
As wary as Rose was of men, she could still react to a genuine compliment better than he expected.