Chapter 53: Chapter 53Rose laid out the clothes she thought Zayne would like to wear on the bed and then stood near the door to wait for his return.

    She looked around his room which was not decorated like the rest of the home. From tomorrow she would have to find a way to bring his room to life. Her bedroom already had flowers she and Janice found growing outside to decorate her room with. Zayne’s room could not continue to look so bland.

    Her attention was soon on the large sword propped up on the wall near the door. She was tempted to touch it and lift it to see if it was as heavy as she imagined it to be but feared it might be so heavy that she dropped it.

    ’Does he wear armour like the others?’ Rose wondered. She had seen some of the king’s special men dressed up in armour. A general like Zayne should have armour as well.

    Rose couldn’t ignore it anymore and took small steps to the left to touch Zayne’s sword. He was far taller than her but she worried about him having to lift the sword. Was it heavy at times?

    "It is pretty," Rose said, touching the cover that hid the blade. "How was it made?" She wondered.

    Just as Rose picked up the sword, the bathroom door swung open revealing Zayne with cloth wrapped around his waist.

    Rose panicked as his state surprised her. She hadn’t thought about how he would need to come out dressed like this to get his clothes.

    Luck wasn’t on her side as the sword moved, heading for the floor. Rose tried to catch it but it was heavier than she had prepared herself for.

    Zayne stood by the bathroom door, watching how her panic grew with each passing second. It was fruitless for Rose to try to lift his sword. The little knife he had given her was far more suited for her. "I can never leave you alone for too long. Just let it fall."

    "How could I let it fall when it is your sword?" Rose asked, continuing with all her might to push the sword back in place. She managed to lean it up just as Zayne came to her side. "How do you use it when it is so heavy?"

    "It is not as heavy as you are making it sound. You are just weak, Rose. Have you been eating well?" Zayne asked, slightly pushing his sword to make it straight. Rose had a long way to go before she got to a good weight and then she might have the strength needed to lift his sword.

    "I have. Janice has been making something to eat in the morning and night. Then we walk around to eat some of the fruits we see here like berries. I’m sorry if we weren’t to pick them," Rose apologised.

    "If you don’t then they will just go to waste. I am not here that often to care about fruits so eat as much as you want. You can go clean the bathroom if that is what you are staying here to do. You’ve been staring at the floor since I walked out. Is it that interesting?" Zayne asked, looking down at the plain floor.

    Rose knew that Zayne was well aware she wasn’t looking at the floor because it was interesting. She was trying to be respectful by not ogling at him. She didn’t like it done to her so she would not do it to Zayne.

    Rose kept her head down as she walked to the bathroom to clean up the water.

    Zayne was certain he saw Rose hopping to the bathroom as she ran there. She really was a little bunny though little birdie sounded better for her.

    He stood up to look at the clothes Rose picked out for him. The pants and shirt she wanted him to wear together were a little odd but he would wear them. She had tried her best. Zayne dressed quickly to avoid her coming out and seeing him when he was not properly dressed.

    When he was finished, Zayne went to open the bathroom door and leaned on the frame to watch Rose clean up. She was quick to wipe up the water either to prove how good she was or she regretted coming here and wanted to get out now.

    Rose stopped as she couldn’t take his stare anymore. "Are you waiting to see if I will make a mistake?"

    "No. I have never seen a bunny clean a bathroom before. Oh, that glare might make powerful men fall in war. What have I done to deserve such a look?" Zayne asked, his smile giving away that he did know. S~ea??h the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Rose continued to wipe up all the water she noticed so she could get out. When was he going to stop calling her a bunny? ’If he wasn’t my employer, I would... I would... I would do something bad,’ Rose concluded.

    She didn’t have to look up to know that Zayne was still watching her like she was putting on a good show.

    Zayne was torn between letting her clean the bathroom after his baths so they would have moments like this alone to speak or stopping her from doing this. "Rose, you don’t need to listen to what Janice says and not come to me during this time."

    Rose wiped her forehead. "If you were back in your real home, would you have servants to do this?" Rose asked, waiting for a response but was met with silence that told her everything she needed to know. "Then I will keep doing this. We cannot have you miss the treatment you get at home. I am all done."

    Her knees hurt a little thanks to the kneeling on the floor as she wiped up the water but Rose was proud of her work. Zayne couldn’t slip and fall if he were to enter the bathroom.

    "If there isn’t anything more you need me to do then I will go help Janice prepare dinner. Excuse me," Rose said, picking up the damp cloth she used to wipe the water and then headed toward Zayne to leave the bathroom.

    "Will you be joining me for dinner?"

    Rose stopped beside Zayne. "Janice has been teaching me that servants and their employers do not sit together at dinner. We made a mistake the first night and it was partly due to me not knowing. I won’t make such mistakes again."

    Zayne didn’t enjoy the lessons that Janice was giving Rose. He didn’t bring the cook here to turn around the relationship he had with Rose. She could speak as she liked around him and not have to worry about what other servants did.

    Zayne knew Janice was only thinking of helping Rose, but he couldn’t help being annoyed by her. "Isn’t what I want more important? I want you to join me for dinner. Janice can as well," the last part leaving his lips with a bitter taste.

    Rose thought that his wants should come before everything else but she would still ask Janice about it. For now, she replied, "Okay. I will inform Janice."

    Rose looked to the floor once more after she mistakenly looked at Zayne’s chest. Why weren’t his buttons all done? "Your buttons," she said.

    "It is hot inside, Rose. You’ll need to bear with this."