Chapter 91
As Zayne led the way out of the camp, Rose stopped thinking of where his hands were placed for a moment as she once again got to enjoy riding a horse. She would love nothing more than to take the reins and be the one stirring the horse but knew she and Zayne would end up falling.
Rose tried to look back at the others behind them but Zayne’s broad shoulders were not making it easy for her. Should she lean forward too much she might slip off the horse and Zayne would have to catch her.
"We’ve not gone far yet and you cannot sit still. Are you confident that I will hold you so tight that you do not slip off?" Zayne asked, being more firm with how he held her so she would not slip.
"Sorry," Rose apologised, trying not to move now. "There was much to see."
She had already broken what she promised him last night that she would sit still so it didn’t feel like she was present.
"Do you always ride so far ahead of the others?" Rose questioned, wanting to know more about how the army worked.
"I do. I like to be ahead so that if I make a mistake with where we are to go, I can change course before they get too far down the wrong path," Zayne answered.
Rose understood his reasoning but then she couldn’t stop thinking about how easy it was for anyone to attack Zayne since he wasn’t in a crowd. "Do you not fear someone ambushing you?"
"No. Is there something you need to tell me?" Zayne asked, looking down at Rose.