The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 282

Gage was ready to leave since his mother was ready to jump on him too. Neither one acknowledged the fact that he travelled from the palace to tell Rose of his plans when he could have just sent a servant or not told her about his plans since it was a matter concerning the palace.

"I am doing my best here. Everyone seems to forget that this is my brother. I want him back safe and sound so I don’t appreciate the blame game. I get it that you’re both angry and right now, I am the best person to point fingers at but please, give me a little bit of a break," Gage requested.

"Gage, I suggest you get on that carriage you came on and go bring your brother back now. I can’t have another day of this. I want my son home now. Don’t have me go through the fear of losing a child again please," Catherine pleaded, needing Gage to do something.

Catherine didn’t care who felt someone was pointing fingers at who. What she needed was for her son to be found and brought home.

"I know that Zayne is safe and sound somewhere but I want to see him. After this, give him a break. It is needed right now. Have a safe trip back to the palace and don’t stop anywhere else unless it is to the dock. The weather is calming down but we must be careful. I will be here with Rose so you can send any news here," said Catherine.

Gage glanced at Rose. She wasn’t saying anything now that his mother was here. He was certain Rose was cursing him in her head. There was one tiny problem that was slowly growing concerning Rose but he refused to bring it up now to have these two angry with him about something else. They were already shaken up about Zayne.

Gage stepped forward to hug his mother since he knew how hard this was for her more than anyone else. She had already lost one of them and though it was years ago she wasn’t ready to think about losing another.

Gage kissed Catherine on her cheek and when he stepped away, he looked at Rose. They weren’t close to hugging and he didn’t trust that if he got so close to her, she wouldn’t stab him in the back. He always knew to be careful of the quiet ones. Her quiet nature started to remind Gage of Zayne.

Rose was relieved when Gage did not hug her as he did with his mother. She would have been uncomfortable if she had to put on an act like she wanted to hug the king so Catherine wouldn’t be worried.

Rose watched as Gage walked out of the front door. His visit didn’t bring her any hope. Instead, it left her annoyed. They were slowing down from worrying too much but now knowing that the king didn’t have any answers set them back to worrying even more.

Rather than think about Gage, Rose decided to focus on Catherine.

"I’m sure the ship will come in soon. The sky is clearing up so the crew should be able to find their way back home and someone will spot them. We only need to wait and welcome them when they come. Would you like to do something with me to pass the time?" Rose asked since using each other as distractions had been working well.

"I would love to but I think I will go back to resting. Oh! I need to stop him. I have a letter to send to Paige," Catherine said, now remembering what she had been doing earlier.

Rose followed Catherine to the door. "If you want to go to the palace to see Paige or Yvonne, you should go now with the king. It will be safe for you to go with him. I am perfectly fine with you leaving to be with the others. They will want to see you."

"But I promised Zayne that I would be here with you. If I go, you will be alone," said Catherine. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"I am hardly alone with all the servants always at my side. I have Krystle by my side though I am starting to think that I am bothering her by always being at the door. You should go," Rose urged Catherine. She had Catherine to herself for many days. "I’m sure with you in the palace we will get some answers."

Catherine was hesitant to leave but she wanted to see Paige. Paige wouldn’t want to open up to anyone about how she felt with Zayne not home yet.

Catherine hugged Rose. "I will try to be back by dinner. I will send a messenger to you if anything changes."

"Okay. You must hurry before the king parts. He is looking," Rose said, letting go of Catherine so she could leave.

Catherine let go of Rose and hoped that in her absence nothing would happen. She had to see if there was truly something being done to find Zayne.

Rose remained by the door watching as Catherine got into the carriage with Gage. She was going to miss having Catherine near but this way, Rose had someone she trusted in the palace.

Rose knew that Krsytle was lingering somewhere behind her. "I think that is enough time by the front door. I am going to read. Please let me know if we have another guest. You can take a break."

"I am quite rested, Milady. I’m perfectly fine to be at your side," Krystle replied. With Catherine gone, Krystle felt a greater need to step up to watch over Rose.

"If that is what you want then I won’t stop you," Rose replied, her smile hidden as she walked ahead of Krystle.

It was around five hours later when Rose had another guest. It was someone she welcomed more than it being someone from the palace who would once again not bring any news.

"Mary!" Rose greeted her friend. "It seems like ages since I last saw you."

"I hope you can forgive me, Lady Hamilton. I was busy with my family. There was much for me to tell them and for them to share with me. Now that we are well reunited, I can visit you more. I am sorry that Zayne has not returned yet. As someone who has travelled with him far across the sea, I assure you that he always finds a way to get us home," said Mary.

Mary wasn’t so concerned as others were since Zayne had never failed to bring her home once. She had to come to Rose when it reached her that Zayne was not yet home.

"That does bring me some relief. Your timing couldn’t be any better. His mother has left for the palace so I am waiting for her return. Would you like something to drink?" Rose asked, looking at Krystle who stepped forward right away.

"No, no. I am fine. Truthfully, I went to the palace first. I don’t come with any news about him since I do not hold a position to be informed of where they are with Zayne. I’m sorry," Mary apologised, knowing she wasn’t of any use.

Rose touched Mary’s hand. "It is fine. No one has any news to share as yet and your company is all that I need right now. The king visited today and that didn’t go so well."

Mary smiled. It was surprising how Rose was dealing with Zayne’s first time out with him not coming back on time. It upset her to think of what was being said in the palace.

"It is not fair that they are trying to place this on you. You just married and already you are faced with this. How can anyone think to-"

"What? What do you mean?" Rose asked, confused as to what Mary was speaking about. "What is being placed on me? Are they saying that I got Zayne lost? It couldn’t be that right?"

"It is something along those lines. They think his marriage to an outsider has brought trouble upon him. It is being spoken about throughout the palace which is how I was able to hear it. It was said by men of the court who want to bring you to the palace," Mary revealed.

Rose couldn’t understand how they came to this conclusion. "That doesn’t make any sense. How could they push this to be my fault? I have just been here trying to learn about this kingdom."

"It is foolish. It is unlike Zayne to get lost and the king is being hard on the court so they have searched for someone else to throw the blame onto. Anyone who uses their head would know it is not your doing but unfortunately, the kingdom does not know you well so many will believe this," Mary said, needing Rose to be prepared.

Rose couldn’t believe that while waiting for Zayne to return she had to deal with this. The only thing she could do was laugh. "It seems that I am being pushed to become angry but I will not give in. My focus will remain on Zayne."