Chapter 83: Chapter 83"Oh, Rose. You haven’t sat still since we left home. I regretted not bringing a string so we could tie it to each other’s hands so I don’t lose you. I might not be able to keep up with you today," said Janice.

    Seeing the way Rose moved from side to side to look at all that they were passing by made Janice realise how she could not keep up with someone so young.

    Janice looked at Soren who wasn’t happy to be with them but he could not say no as Zayne ordered him to join them. Janice was stuck in a circle of confusion when it came to Zayne and Rose. Sёarch* The N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Janice had travelled to the market a few times and never once had she taken a guard with her. The second Rose joined her, Zayne had Soren going along with them.

    ’It is one-sided and she hasn’t noticed it,’ Janice thought. She was correct that Rose might have misunderstood whatever he told her.

    Janice understood why Rose might not think Zayne had feelings for her. Men like Zayne courted women with status like his own and might only fool around with his maids but Rose didn’t seem like the sort to entertain that.

    "I won’t run away from you. There is just so much to see," Rose said, trying to get a better look at what she missed the last time she came this way.

    Mathias and his soldiers made her have to hide when she came this way with Zayne.

    Janice smiled as Rose was being a little cutie pie. She couldn’t blame Zayne for starting to like her. ’She might get a lot of attention today. Oh dear.’

    "Do not run as I am not in the mood to run after you. It is uncomfortable to be here," Soren said, looking to the side of the road at the busy market. Should they know he was a foreigner, they would act like he was some strange caged beast.

    "I promise I won’t run around," Rose said, sitting still to stop worrying about the two. "I won’t give you a reason to speak. I have never paid attention to how strange you speak compared to me."

    "Are you insulting me for having an accent?’ Soren asked.

    "No. I," Rose looked at Janice. She wasn’t used to hearing someone speak differently. They were the first foreigners Rose had spoken to. "I didn’t mean it as an insult. Unless you speak a lot, I can’t tell the difference," she gave up as Soren looked uninterested.

    "Must you always be so ready to fight? You are not on the battlefield so you mustn’t be so ready to attack everyone," Janice scolded Soren. They both had eyes to see that Rose didn’t mean any harm by what she said and she regretted it.

    Soren did not respond to Janice as he didn’t want to argue with a woman. He failed to understand why everyone wanted to be so quick to please Rose and acted like she could do no wrong. He started to be kinder to her because of the blankets but that had fooled him.

    Janice sighed as his silence started to make this trip awkward. "We must get off here and walk. We might make others angry by having the cart go any further than this. Come, Rose. You can get some dresses near here."

    Rose quietly followed Janice. She did not want to speak as it was evident that she still lacked the knowledge to know how to speak to others. Her mind was going over what she said to figure out how she had made Soren angry.

    They had been doing so well and now he was back to being angry with her.

    Rose tapped her mouth. ’Why can’t you stay quiet? I cannot get two guards to like me. How will I fare with his other soldiers?’ She wondered.

    Rose expected a cold welcome from the others besides Finn but she had been positive that since she got Brian and Soren to warm up to her, she could slowly get the other soldiers to do the same.

    "This is where I get your dresses from for a cheap price. You must keep in mind that they are either second-hand or have a little tear but I can fix that up for you. It would take too much of your money to buy new dresses. And you will need shoes," Janice said, looking down at Rose’s feet to see her shoe only to get a glimpse as Rose moved.

    "They are old," Rose confessed. Her shoes were an old pair she got from the brothel and a little tight as she had them for a while but she made them work. "I will only need one new pair."

    "You will need a comfortable pair as well to walk around in. Will you be riding in a carriage or on a horse? I hope you will not have to walk. You will need a pair of shoes if it rains. Don’t worry, I will buy it for you," Janice offered.

    "You do not have to. I still have my money. See," Rose said, taking out the small pouch with her money.

    "Rose, I want to buy it for you. It is just me now so who else will I spoil? Having you around fulfils my dream of dressing up as someone so let me do this just once," Janice requested.

    "Okay," Rose agreed. She would return the favour by bringing Janice many gifts from her trip.

    Soren sighed as he might have a long day waiting for the two to be over with this. ’Where is she going?’ He wondered, looking down at Rose. Zayne couldn’t have turned crazy to let her join him out of town. The others would not be pleased. ’Then again, some of them might like having a pretty woman to stare at.’

    Soren walked behind the two women and already noticed that they were being watched. He made the mistake of not bringing something to cover his head with.

    Soren reached for his sword not wanting to get his gun as it would bring him more trouble. "Don’t-" He started but was confused when the man walked by him and went to the two women before him.

    Rose was the first to stop, confused by the man blocking her path. She moved to stand behind Janice as she didn’t know what was happening. Did someone recognise her from the brothel and want to call her out now?

    Soren pulled out his sword since he couldn’t speak to give away that he was a foreigner. Using his sword was always better than talking.

    "Wait!" The man standing before Rose put up his hands. "I am only here to speak to the lady," he pointed to Rose.

    Was he mistaken? She looked like a commoner with beauty similar to the daughters of nobles so he didn’t want to miss the chance to court a beautiful woman. He had to move first before one of the other men snagged her away.

    "I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was a lady," the stranger said, backing away as he made a big mistake. Why wouldn’t the nobles stop dressing up and coming to the market to confuse them?