Chapter 78: Chapter 78"Oh. I think it is best that I stay close to you. I am sorry for troubling you with looking after me," Rose said, now starting to see her joining as a problem for Zayne.

    "I asked you to join me. I set myself up to be troubled. When we reach the next town then you can have a room for yourself. There is to be a larger camp for us there but I do not trust your king. I might buy another home. What?" Zayne asked as Rose didn’t seem pleased.

    "Is renting for a home for a short time not an option? It is not like you will be in this kingdom for a long time. You are wasting money. I’m sorry. That wasn’t my place," Rose said, tapping her mouth.

    In the moment she had forgotten that she was only Zayne’s maid. What right did she have to tell him anything about how he spent his money?

    Rose turned around to find something else to do. "I think there are blankets I need to hang up-"

    "Don’t leave yet, Rose. Running away now means I have to watch you be awkward later. It is not my money that I am spending when it comes to the camps. It is money set aside for the king’s army. Don’t worry about how the king’s money is spent. I enjoy spending his money," said Zayne.

    He could hardly wait to return home and let his brother know just how much money they had to use. It was payback for having Zayne be the one to speak to King James.

    "I see. Still, just because it is at your fingertips does not mean you should spend it so easily. I have not touched a lot of the money you have paid me for my work. It is best to save," Rose said.

    "Because you don’t have a lot. That’s the difference," Zayne said in a blunt tone.

    Rose slowly nodded her head. "Right, I forgot about that difference. I hope that if there is ever a day I have a lot of money, I don’t waste it. I guess that is the difference between someone born with wealth and me. I cannot forget how hard it is to survive without money."

    "I didn’t say it to insult you," said Zayne.

    "Oh, I know. We indeed have different thoughts when it comes to money because you have more. I am not offended by what you said. It made me think about saving more of my money. I hope I do not spend too much when I go to the market to get what I need. It will be my first time with that amount of money. Oh no," Rose said, realising the challenge before her.

    Normally when she walked around the market with the other women from the brothel, she only bought a few fruits or treats to keep in her room. She didn’t have a lot of money of her own to spend as she liked.

    Now that she had a bit of money, what if she found it harder to control herself?

    "Don’t trust yourself?" Zayne said, suddenly amused by Rose panicking. "What happened to if there is ever a day that I have a lot of money, I won’t spend it? Those were your words not long ago."

    Rose glared at Zayne. She didn’t need to be reminded about what she said. "I know what I said. You do not understand. I have never had the freedom to walk around a market and buy what I need. Many of the vendors forbid us from going to their stalls in fear their normal customers would leave." Sёar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "Everyone from the brothel was treated like we had some deadly sickness but now I can buy what I want. I do trust myself but what if I get lost in the moment?" Rose asked.

    "Rose, you do know that I plan to pay you every week, right?" Zayne asked, failing to understand her worry. "If you spend all of the money you have now, a few days from now you will be paid again. I have noticed it before but now I can conclude that you are an overthinker."

    "I do not overthink any more than anyone else does. As the general of an army, you must overthink a lot. I do think that there are blankets I must hang up. Excuse me," Rose said and then hurried off before Zayne could stop her.

    "That would be my fault."

    Zayne frowned when he heard Finn’s voice.

    "She saw me coming and ran away. I didn’t know you two were having a private conversation and Zayne, what is that annoying chirping sound?" Finn asked as it was what he started to look around for.

    "She has that damn bird in my house again," Zayne answered. "Do me a favour and when we leave, sneak back here to kill it."

    "Why do I have to kill a bird? You’re the one who has better aim. Wait," Finn said, his brows knitted as he became suspicious. "You want to pass the blame onto me for killing her poor bird. Have you no shame? You would get to comfort her while I become the bird killer. No, thank you."

    "It’s you or the bird. I cannot take two things chirping in my ear. I cannot sleep here while that bird is present. Why hasn’t nature done its part to get rid of a noisy bird? Shouldn’t it know how to fly away by now?" Zayne asked.

    "You want something to prey on it like you are preying on the sweet little lamb named Rose? Don’t worry, I promised you that your secret is safe with me. I can’t help seeing a big bad wolf and a small lamb from the old story we used to read. How is she not afraid of you?" Finn wondered.

    Zayne towered over Rose and it wasn’t that often that Zayne smiled in Finn’s opinion. Zayne scared most of the soldiers just from walking by them and then there was his title of prince.

    "Zayne, I am saying this because I care for you," Finn said, placing his hand on Zayne’s shoulder. "I don’t think you have a chance with her. You need to find a woman who matches how scary you are."

    Zayne’s good mood quickly turned sour. "Liam will be her guard and if you do not move your hand in three seconds, I will break it."

    "This is my good hand," Finn said, removing his hand as he didn’t take Zayne’s warning for a joke. "You are so cruel sometimes and she seems to be sweet. Relax mister wolf, she is not a woman I would court," Finn put up his hands to show he was harmless.

    "You’re always looking like this," Finn pointed at Zayne’s face. "Try to smile some more to not look so scary."

    Zayne walked away, not taking any of Finn’s advice. Rose wasn’t scared of him and he was not going to act a fool before her by smiling for nothing.

    He looked around for where the little bunny had run off to and spotted her heading outside with a basket full of blankets. He followed her to continue their talk.