Chapter 93
"You are bold to become the maid of our general. Aren’t there better jobs for you to do here?" Mary asked, puzzled by the decision to travel with unfamiliar people. "Do you know how to use a weapon to protect yourself?"
Rose shook her head. "But if knowing how to throw a rock well counts then yes."
Mary palmed her face. "Did you not have anyone around you to talk some sense into you or did you just take one look at his face and run along?"
It would be no different from the ladies who wanted to board their ships, thinking this trip would be a pleasant one like they weren’t heading to enemy territory. Mary respected Zayne but she hated to see how all reasoning went out the window for women who wanted to be near him.
Mary had to hear the jokes from some of her peers that she only joined the army in hopes of getting closer to Zayne.
"I could tell that Janice did not like it but she encouraged me to travel. If I stay close to Zayne or you then I should not find myself in trouble and need to fight right?" Rose asked.
"Well yes but," Mary started but didn’t know how to explain. She sighed. "This isn’t the best group of people you should travel with."
"I am aware of that. Still, this is the only way I would be able to travel now. It would cost me far more to get a ride out of town by myself and one look at Zayne would have bad people turning away. I will stick close to him and when he is not around, I will be with Finn or you. Thank you for worrying," Rose said, happy to have a friend concerned for her.
Mary cleared her throat and looked away from Rose. "I wouldn’t say that I was worried. I still think you made a bad decision to travel with him and you should address him as the general. I hope that you are honest with being here for work and not one of those women who throw themselves at men."