Chapter 96
An hour later, Rose had already returned to the tent with Zayne and enjoyed the food made by the soldiers. Now she was alone in the tent while Zayne went out to speak to who would be on watch throughout the night.
Rose stood before the makeshift bed she was to use of tonight. It was flat on the floor so she did not have anywhere to hide and there was a large blanket placed for her to pull to hide herself from where Zayne was to lay.
Rose waited for Zayne to return first before she moved to lie down.
"Why are you still standing around?" Zayne questioned, confused as to why Rose was not yet in bed while everyone else not on watch was going to bed. "Is it not to your liking?"
"It is. I only thought it would be wrong for me to go to sleep while you are still awake. I will go to bed now," Rose said, sitting down on the makeshift bed.
It was warm and after the cold bath she endured, Rose needed this right now.
Rose still sat waiting for Zayne to lie down first. He had a long day of leading everyone here so it felt wrong to rest before he did. Though he rode a horse all the way here, how was Zayne not the slightest bit sleepy? It was hard for Rose to keep her eyes open.
"Rose, just go to sleep. Another day of travelling will be here the faster you close your eyes. No one will enter the tent. There are guards on watch to alert us of intruders and I am a light sleeper. Go to sleep," Zayne ordered Rose.
He took one look at Rose and knew she was fighting back her sleep.