The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 316

Gage stood beside his mother, watching as the couples danced. "She’s never going to like me, which is odd since Zayne seems to like me a little bit now."

"Can you blame her? You were a fool around your brother when she came here. If you weren’t my son, I might not like you because of the things you do. You just have to accept that there needs to be time for Rose to warm up to you. I know she won’t dislike you for long," said Catherine.

Catherine had a good understanding of Rose’s heart to know she wouldn’t think about Gage’s past actions for much longer. "You should do something nice for Rose and your brother. Try to meet with them a little more to show her that you are fixing your past mistakes or maybe, just leave it alone."

"I’ve already apologised for sending him out and I have been turning down all the requests to make him return to the army. How about I give them my ship for when Rose goes back to see her family? It’s a nice ship to sail on," Gage suggested.

"It has too many royal symbols on it to use. I don’t want to draw too much attention to ourselves so it’s best to go with Zayne’s ship. It’s a pity you cannot join us to meet her family. You will need to wait for when they decide to come here. They do look lovely together," Catherine noted, enjoying seeing Zayne amongst the crowd.

Gage nodded his head. "They do. I can’t question anymore if they are in love with each other. She’s making him do things we had to beg him to do with ease. As much as I want him in the palace, he does deserve this time with his family. I will think of something to show I want to be in a good place with both of them."

’Good. I don’t like to see when the family doesn’t get along. She’s a sweet girl and rightfully protective of her husband so you can’t be angry when she doesn’t like some of the things you do. She’s married but when I am gone, I will need you to take care of Paige. Help her with whatever she needs," said Catherine.

Gage already planned to since Paige would always be his little sister. "Don’t worry about anyone. Just enjoy yourself over there. You’ve had to put up with a lot concerning us over the years so you deserve a break. Don’t go over there and try to take care of those two. Have fun."

"Oh, I intend to. I will be there with Rose’s mother. I couldn’t bother myself with those two if I wanted to. Look how focused they are on each other. If another royal baby is announced while I am away, know now that I am happy for you. You’ve made a wonderful father to your son," Catherine patted Gage’s back.

"Thank you, mother. It’s all thanks to what I saw growing up with my father. I know we are behind the others but would you join me for a dance?" Gage asked, offering his hand to his mother. freewёbnoνel.com

It had been a while since Gage danced with Catherine. He vaguely remembered the times when he was younger when his mother would let him step on her shoes to dance with her because he was so short. If not for the love his parents gave him to try to make up for living in the strict palace he wouldn’t be the person he was today.

Catherine placed her hand on Gage’s hand, accepting his invitation to dance. "I would love to. You know I am weak when it comes to dancing with my son. Let us wait so we do not disturb their dance. I am enjoying seeing them together."

Though they were waiting Catherine did not let go of Gage’s hand.

Catherine finally felt like she had finished the last of her duties as a mother. All her children had their own families so they would not be alone. It was times like this that made her heart yearn to be with her late husband but she could not be reckless to leave her children in such pain all to just be with her husband.

Enjoying the freedom she got now was the best option and then waiting for it was her time to leave. Should there be more during death she had plenty to share with her husband.

After the ball, a few more weeks passed and finally came the time for the group to leave to visit Rose’s family.

Along with Rose and Zayne, there were Catherine, Krystle, Finn, Mary, a few soldiers Zayne picked to join them for the trip, and the crew.

Rose stood back, watching as the gifts she, Catherine and Zayne prepared for her family were loaded up. The docks weren’t as crowded as the day she arrived since they had not announced their departure. There wasn’t a need to in Zayne’s opinion.

"The day is not warm so you do not need to provide me with shade. The cold has slowly crept up on us but it is not winter yet," Rose said, speaking to Krystle.

Krystle moved the parasol from over Rose. She was unable to keep it still as she could not look away from the ship she was going to get on. Never in her wildest dreams had Krystle seen herself getting on a ship and best of all, it was a royal ship.

Krsytle’s family didn’t believe her at first when she told them the news. It was only when she started to pack for the long stay did they believed her. She would be going further than anyone in her family ever went. She was going to be Rose’s maid still but Krystle did not mind it.

"It looks like you can go on the ship. Lady Catherine is already there," said Krystle.

"I wanted to wait until it was ready to leave to go on. It sways so much that for the first few hours, you feel like you want to vomit. You may rest in your quarters when you don’t feel well. I might do the same," Rose said and then made her way up on the ship.

What Rose said reminded Krystle of something she noticed a few days ago.

"Milady, if I may?" Krystle requested the chance to speak freely.

"You may," Rose replied.

"Have you told the prince of your suspicion?" Krystle asked.

"No, not yet. He was so busy preparing the ship and packing what we needed that I did not get the chance to tell him. I didn’t get the chance to call the doctor before we left. It is a little careless but I planned to tell him once we got settled in here and it is just the two of us. I will be careful," Rose promised.

Rose suspected that it might be her time just like Emilia recently got her good news. The wait was long but a lot of time had passed since she last bled. From speaking to her friends, the uneasiness she felt recently was a sign.

There didn’t seem to be any danger at the moment so Rose would tell Zayne now and then they could find a doctor when they reached land.