Chapter 331
With all the guests present, everyone took their seat in the dining room as dinner was about to be served. Madeline and Victor sat at the ends of the large table while everyone else found a seat to their liking.
Rose let Mary sit to her left as she promised. Krystle was between Mary and Finn so the two would not bicker now. Everyone was now told of why they were invited to dinner so Rose and Zayne were given more congratulations from the others and heard more talk about gifts.
Rather than turn them down, Rose shared her excitement about seeing what they would prepare for her or rather, for the baby.
"How did your talk with Paul go? You did not tell me," Rose said softly for Zayne to hear.
"He lets his fear of your father show but he does not appear to be bad. He’s not the kind of man I would have placed your sister to go after but what she has now isn’t bad. I can bear a conversation with him and she looks to be happy. Why? Are you worried about something?" Zayne asked, sneaking a glance at Paul.
"He mentioned being in the palace when you killed James. I am just worried about the people who will be seeking revenge. I will trust your word and Anna’s that he is a good man. We will be walking around the town tomorrow and I am a little nervous about the reaction to my return. The reaction to our group," Rose said, nervous that there could be conflict.
She couldn’t place herself in the line of danger at the moment.
"You will have Mary and Finn with you as well as other guards. If you do not feel like you are safe then you may ask to leave. I will try to make my visit to the palace short and meet with you in the market. You do not need to go if you do not feel like it," said Zayne. He needed Rose to act upon how she felt. "There’s plenty of time to take a walk around."
"I have already agreed to go. If you can be there quickly then I will go. I want to be outside while I can and look for more books to read. Also, one of us must go with our mothers tomorrow to stop them when they start buying too much. You know they will," Rose said, looking across the table at their mothers speaking to each other.