Chapter 143
The next day, Rose travelled in a carriage with Anna, Zayne, and Anna’s maid. The first few hours of her day were occupied with the dressmaker showing her fine dresses and then eating snacks brought by the butler.
Rose looked out the carriage window, taking in the sight of the lands around them. It was quiet here compared to where she had travelled before since it was all Victor’s land and many weren’t welcome to travel across it without permission.
"It is too hot," Anna muttered, fanning herself. She regretted the decision to come along for the family ride. "Father should tend to his business another day. The aunts will not leave."
"What are they like?" Rose asked.
"Father describes them as being loud but I find them to be lovely. They always come with gifts, treating me as if I am their daughter and our cousins bring news of other parts of the town. It will be fun to have them here again and then grandmother might bring the best gifts. I should get jewels from her," Anna plotted.
"You can take some of mine. I never had any interest in such things," Rose offered, hoping this would make her closer to Anna.
Anna sat up, eager to list which ones she wanted but then she got over it. "It is kind of you but mother wouldn’t like it and they belong to you. You picked them out because they suit you. We’re a little different with what we like. I suppose it would be fun for us to share."
"I would like that," Rose agreed. "You can take any of my dresses that caught your eye as repayment for the dress I wore from you."
"It is fine. The dress mother allowed me to pick will replace it. You’ve got everything you need to start attending balls for the season. I have heard mother having the butler calling upon the shoemaker and all the good madams. You might need another closet," Anna said, a tad bit jealous.