The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 322

Zayne thought of leaving his mother here while he took Rose back to the camp. Madeline and Catherine might be so lost in getting to know each other that they wouldn’t know their child was missing.

"You can go inside to be with your mother, Rose. I will send word to Anna that you have arrived and come in after I help get the bags down, said Victor.

Rose knew her father wanted to do more than what he said. This was the perfect time for him to have a conversation alone with Zayne. "Very well. Please don’t be long. I have much to share with you and I want to hear what you did while I was away."

Rose could only hope their conversation would be civil. Enough time had passed for Zayne to be seen as part of the family and with the news that they might share, the two would have no choice but to become close.

Rose left the two to go inside and think about what time they would get to speak to a doctor. It would be best to use a doctor her family often used.

Victor’s smile vanished once Rose had made it far away.

Zayne smiled since he knew he would get to witness Victor questioning him about Rose’s safety in his kingdom.

"I hope there hasn’t been any trouble concerning Rose over there. I trusted you to take care of my daughter so if you want to remain good in my books, tell me something good," said Victor.

"There’s always going to be trouble but I don’t let it reach her. I keep Rose out of the palace but she doesn’t spend all her time on the estate now. She’s made friends which she will want to tell you about so I won’t spoil it for you. She’s well cared for at home. Is there more you want to ask?" Zayne questioned, going to the back of the carriage as he spoke.

"What else is there to know besides her safety? As long as Rose is happy then I am happy. The talk about her being from the brothel has died down. I have sent out warnings about it. I looked into the brothel she came from and someone tried to revive it but it’s no more now. The last of the women left," Victor shared.

"It was bound to end. I know the court is working on finding everyone who sold slaves under James’ rule. There will be severe consequences for anyone who doesn’t free who they brought or took to be sold. Your town guards should be more willing to help with anyone kidnapped now. I will make sure of it," Zayne promised.

Had James not allowed slaves and tried to hide how many people were taken from their homes, Rose might have been able to find her family sooner. A repeat of it could not happen to someone else.

"Thank you. I fear there might be others still looking for their loved ones. Your court is being hard on Willow. They ignore that she lived all her life either locked away in a room to die or sneaking around pretending to be a maid. She had a lot to learn but she was determined," Victor said, speaking on Olivia’s behalf.

He witnessed how scared she was in the beginning and even now when she had a husband to end the court speaking of a woman unfit to run a kingdom alone, there were other issues which came up.

"I will visit the palace during my stay to help her. The court always has something to nag about. Once she realises that she has more control than they do then she will rule well. All she needs is a good talk and luckily, I know how to handle the court," Zayne said, having the best advice for her in mind.

"Remember that the queen doesn’t know how to use a sword. Give her advice fit for a lady, not what you would give to a soldier. Speaking of a soldier, I have seen Alexander a few times. He’s made it his life duty to help families search for someone who has gone missing. He’s receiving a lot of praise for his work," Victor said, remembering how the people gathered around Alexander.

Zayne wasn’t impressed by the work Alexander decided to do. With how long it took him to return to find Rose even though he knew where she was going to be kept, Zayne wouldn’t trust Alexander to find a flower for him.

Victor noticed Zayne wasn’t happy to hear about Alexander. Most likely, he might not be happy to know Alexander was close by. "It’s likely that he’s doing that for Rose. It could be just something he wants to do since he’s not a soldier anymore and wants to help but I don’t think it is only the latter."

Zayne pulled down one of his mother’s bags. "Doing that now isn’t going to get Rose to love him. It’s not going to make up for the fact she invited him to our wedding and he decided not to show. He also tried to protect the man who let her past out."

Zayne continued, "I am not going to stop his efforts to find missing people. It is good for the kingdom but I don’t want him near my wife. None of his decisions concerning Rose have ever been smart."

"Well, I am going to leave that up to Rose. If he approaches her, it should be her decision to either send him away or speak to him. I would like her to send him away since I’ve had enough soldiers but he is a very important friend to her. Did you pick the right bags?" Victor asked, confused by what he was lifting.

"These are the gifts brought for you. Our bags are being taken to the camp. What are you laughing at?"

Victor shook his head. "You’re crazy if you think Madeline will let you stay somewhere else. You’ve had Rose all to yourself for a long time so my wife prepared a room for you here. There’s also one already prepared for your mother. Don’t fight it because then my wife will cry to me and you won’t like me if my wife cries because of you."

"And what if I don’t like you now?" Zayne joked.

"Then we both feel the same way about each other,’ Victor replied. "I’m just starting to see you as my family so don’t ruin it. I might have liked you faster if you didn’t take Rose so far away."

"You can come to see us anytime you like. We have plenty of room for you at home. For Rose, I will say that you can stay as long as you like but please don’t. Since you have to send word to Anna, call a doctor for Rose. We need to check if she is with child or if it is something else to explain her being late,’ Zayne said and then left Victor with the rest of the bags.

Victor left the bags behind as he followed Zayne up the steps. "Don’t say something like that and then walk away. Is she?"

"We won’t know until you call the doctor so why don’t you get to it, father?" Zayne added to piss off Victor. "Like Rose said, I have missed you."

Victor didn’t miss Zayne. He had both his daughters married and now one of them might be having a child with the bastard who stole her. "For the child’s sake, I hope they look like their mother," he muttered.