The Forgotten Princess Rose-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.

"My plan to leave her in the hands of your mother might have backfired. She will buy a double because Yvonne is expecting her second child. You must remember that."

It slipped Rose’s mind that she wasn’t the only one expecting a baby. The kingdom had a big celebration when it officially came out that the queen was expecting her second child.

"I must buy something for Yvonne. I have not gotten the chance to see her and I won’t until her baby is here. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad to visit her in the palace for a short time. It isn’t fair that she would have to come to our home to see me. She is the queen so her place is in the palace. I won’t go there regularly but I want to see that she is well," Rose said, hoping Zayne wouldn’t be against it.

"I am not thrilled about it. You need to be very careful now and if it slips that you are pregnant, there are still people against me who might try to harm you. I would have to be at your side when you go and you shouldn’t eat what they offer you," Zayne replied.

Zayne didn’t want her to be there at all but going was the only way for her to see Yvonne.

Rose frowned. Would they go so far to hurt her? "They would put something in my food to get rid of our baby?"

"They would put something in it to kill you. I told you the palace is dangerous and I meant it. Many will do vile things to hurt their enemies. We’ve been getting rid of the men against me but it will take some time to get rid of all unless I kill-"

"No," Rose stopped Zayne. "It is good that we will not be in the palace often. We have better things to do than to think about killing anyone. We will figure out how to see Yvonne when we get home. Thank you," she said, accepting the water Zayne poured for her.

"So Rose, what are you most excited to have? Most ladies tend to want boys," Finn said, bringing the attention in the room to the couple.

"We only say that because our families make it important for us to give our husbands heirs," Catherine informed Finn. "Most of us do enjoy having daughters but boys are to be our focus first. Then we end up having to watch boys who find every possible way to run into the face of danger."

"I do not have a preference about what we will have," Rose responded. That was the last thing on her mind.

"I will bet my sword that Zayne has a preference," Finn said, eyeing Zayne who acted like he didn’t hear what they were speaking about. "A daughter who looks just like her mother. Have I won?"

"Let us hope it is so," Victor muttered.

Madeline agreed with Finn since it sounded just like something Zayne would say. "I think it is perfectly fine if the child were to look like Zayne or both. I do not mind as well if they have a boy or girl. I only look forward to someone spoiling me. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they were to have both?"

Rose was lucky to have swallowed the water she sipped before her mother spoke. "Zayne and I are only looking forward to one child right now. We might have another later on but only one for right now. We both must learn how to take care of a baby and two would be too much."

Rose didn’t need the surprise of having another baby inside of her. She was already nervous about the one and the mention of another was making her even more nervous.

Rose picked up her glass of water to have another sip.

"Move on," Zayne told the group. Now was not the time to be worrying Rose. "Finn, are you still failing to court Mary? Should I prepare to hold a funeral for you?"

Finn frowned. Why did Zayne feel the need to bring that up now?

"It appears that you need help. I shall speak to you after dinner," Catherine informed Finn.

Mary wished to be elsewhere. Finn didn’t need any help, he needed someone to warn him about the danger waiting for him. It was only the two of them who needed to return to the camp and if Finn acted upon any advice from Catherine, he might not make it to the camp in one piece.