Chapter 120
Zayne led Rose away from the princess and her old friend. He noticed how Rose clung to him. This was the most they had touched each other since they met. Something was bothering her and he would bet it was the princess.
"She will not get to you."
Rose snapped out of thoughts about Alexander. "What? Oh, the princess. She has feelings for Alexander so he warned me of her jealousy. I do not want to have a royal trying to hurt me because of a misunderstanding and I worry for him. He is a soldier but the princess has him at her side. Is that normal?"
"No. Like her father, the princess knows how to abuse her power," Zayne replied. "Many royals can be that way."
"Oh. So, there is nothing he can do to get away from her? How are we to speak again if the princess will be angry?" Rose wondered, nervous about what would happen from tomorrow onward. "So far, he seems like the boy I remember. Other than his appearance changing drastically of course. It is good that he is a soldier. He has always protected others."
"The princess is well-loved by her father. It is unlikely that there is anyone to help him unless he wants to leave the army but then, she is manipulative to get him to stay. That is why I did not want you near the palace," Zayne explained. "You need to find a secret way to meet him."
"I see. I have told him that I am staying at your camp. He looked concerned but if he were to visit, he would see that I am fine. Is it allowed for him to go there or I can step outside if he were to show up? I don’t want to cause trouble for anyone. For your soldiers to think I have brought a spy," Rose said, thinking of how suspicious it would be.
"I will tell the soldiers guarding the gates to look out for him but he cannot come inside. Can you take Finn with you or do you trust him?" Zayne asked, curious as to how she viewed Alexander.
Like the princess, Zayne noticed the feelings the man held for Rose. Alexander wasn’t good at hiding it as his face gave it away. He should have at least kept the mask on to hide it.