Chapter 61: Chapter 61"It’s a pretty day for sailing. Your big mouth got you removed from your position, didn’t it?" Finn questioned, biting into the red shiny apple that seemed much sweeter thanks to what he was watching now. "Tell me, when was it that you fucked it all up?"

    "Go away," Lucy said, annoyed by his constant chatter.

    Lucy had no choice but to start packing. It would take a long time for a letter to be sent to the king and to get a response. Hopefully, by the time she returned home, the king would give her the order to return here to finish what she started.

    "It was right when he was leaving, wasn’t it? You couldn’t ignore that he hasn’t been speaking to you about anything concerning his personal affairs. You should have taken my advice to forget about that list and stop being jealous. It’s not like you are ugly to not find a husband," said Finn.

    "Well, there is the fact that you don’t know how to stop being a soldier and not talk about your work so some might find you boring. I’m a soldier and I get bored speaking to you sometimes since I don’t always want to be talking about this work. Maybe-"

    "Would you please stop talking?" Lucy begged. She was at her limit with the advice he was trying to give her. She did not need it. "I know that it must be fun for you to see me leaving but please, go somewhere else to entertain yourself. I want to leave in peace."

    Finn remained where he stood. "No, you want to leave without hearing how you messed this up for yourself. If you would have stopped being so bothered about a woman he is with when he does not belong to you then you wouldn’t be leaving now."

    "Your father is not going to be pleased. You know that right?"

    Lucy stopped packing her things. "My father is the very one who made it important that I come back with good news for him. Of course, I know that I will face his anger and disappointment."

    "I know you, Lucy. You have always been happy that your father was interested in Zayne as a partner for you. He sent you to do the impossible because he knows Zayne is not looking for a wife now. You know that he isn’t and stepped out of line over-"

    "Then why was he being that way with a woman here? Is that what he likes? Women not from our land? Should we be preparing for him to take an outsider as his wife?" Lucy asked.

    "Perhaps," Finn answered and then took another bite out of the apple. "It is sweet. Do you want a bite as my parting gift to you?"

    Lucy shook her head. "I do not know why I bother myself with speaking to you."

    "That’s funny because I think the same about you. How many times must I warn you not to bother yourself with his life? We are his soldiers. He is our prince and general. I get that you are in love with him but do you find it smart to act out of line the way you do?" Finn asked, hoping she saw her problem.

    "Silence as usual since you don’t like to admit to yourself when you are wrong. And here I was thinking that I would try to convince Zayne to let you stay but I might receive some of his anger should you mess up. Have a nice trip," Finn bid goodbye. "A great shame you can’t see the end of this with us."

    Lucy listened to Finn walking away. She knew that if she asked nicely Finn and many others they would speak on her behalf to get Zayne to let her stay. She wanted to stay but at the same time, she didn’t want to hear all the criticism. Sёarch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Lucy wanted to stay to be part of the group that would be returning home with news of the truce and she wanted to be here to stop Zayne from returning home with a woman who was not one of their own.

    "Where has he been going to?" Lucy wondered.

    Since they came here, Zayne had spent nights out and now Lucy couldn’t stop thinking that it was during these outings Zayne had met Rose.

    "Where is he now?" Lucy muttered, worried about his absence. "What time am I leaving?"

    If she had enough time, Lucy wanted to see Zayne once more and convince him to let her stay until the end. She could fall back in line as everyone else did and not upset him again if he gave her a second chance.

    Lucy headed out of the room to find who would be taking her to the docks.

    When she made it outside, Lucy noticed a group of soldiers speaking to someone at the gates. She couldn’t allow them to invite anyone else inside. Not until Zayne returned and it should be soon as he had already spent the night out and had to return to address the letter from the palace.

    "What are you gathering here for? Ignore who comes to the gates until they pose a threat to us," Lucy informed the soldiers.

    The gates were closed so whoever was outside could not easily get in. With so many people being interested in them, this was why Lucy did not like Zayne going on his little adventures alone.

    When Lucy made it to the front, she found a man who smiled like he just struck gold.

    "I didn’t know they had such pretty women among the soldiers. Are you a soldier or just a pretty thing they keep for when they want to relax? Your face looks fair as though you come from a good family. Enlighten me," Graham said.

    No wonder Zayne wasn’t interested in the women in the brothel. The army was travelling with such pretty women.

    "I wonder if he might sell you to me when he is done," Graham said as her appearance showed that she wasn’t too used. The men here should like her.

    Lucy quickly disliked the pig in front of her. "You must go from our gates before you find a spear in your mouth."

    "And you have that attitude that is fun to break. Be careful where you walk or I might just have you to sell in town. Now, where is Zayne? I need to have a word with him about something he might have stolen from me. If he gives it back now, I will forgive him," Graham said, lying through his teeth.

    Lucy found him to be mad as well since he didn’t look like the kind of man Zayne would want something from. "Our general is not here and he has not taken anything from you."

    "I will be the judge of that. I don’t want anyone to come into my brothel and steal from me. Tell him when he returns that I will be back and if he has Rose, his time in this town will not be pleasant. I hope to see you again with my next visit," Graham said, turning around to get back on his horse.

    He couldn’t be waiting outside for Zayne to return when time was money. Now that he knew where Zayne stayed, he would have it watched.

    Lucy ignored his comment about her and focused on what she learned. "She’s from a brothel?"

    Was Zayne mad?