Chapter 64: Chapter 64"Good to see you back. I was starting to think that we needed to search for you. Had fun?" Finn asked, watching as Zayne walked up the steps to him.

    "Shut it," Zayne said, not in the mood for Finn’s chatter.

    "Again with the attitude you grumpy bastard. And here I thought that your trips out would make you a nicer person. While you have been out having fun doing who knows what, I was just reading the message sent from the palace and the king is pissed," said Finn.

    "Then nothing has changed," Zayne replied, walking by Finn to go to his room. "Is there anything of importance you need to share with me?"

    "You mean like how one of our ships is about to set sail for home and Lucy is still here? Is that important?" Finn asked, stepping back after the look he received from Zayne. "You should only be angry with her. She knew she had to leave. You know she never listens to me."

    "Get a carriage ready and someone to start sending her bags out. Send someone ahead by horse to have the ship not leave. She is leaving today. Where is she now?" Zayne asked, ready to throw her in the carriage if he needed to.

    "She is in her room. Probably hoping that no one would notice she was still here but it was hard to miss a carriage parked outside- Hey! It’s rude to walk away from someone when they are speaking. I’m coming," Finn said, following Zayne as he wanted to see the two fight.

    Lucy should have taken his offer when she had the chance. Now she was going to have Zayne personally escort her out which would be far more embarrassing than just being asked to leave. Sёar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Zayne wanted to turn around to hit the giggling fool behind but he had to focus on one fool at a time. Lucy had once more given him good reason to send her home.

    "Be careful with your words, Zayne. She’s still a lady," Finn said in a hushed tone.

    "She’s a soldier. She and all the others asked to be treated as one," Zayne answered.

    He didn’t care about ladies or sons of good families. They all accepted to be here and to be treated all the same. No one could do as they liked if they didn’t hold a good rank.

    "I tried to help her so my conscience is clean. Would you like me to knock on her door? Or I can stay over here," Finn said, putting his hands up to show he did not want to fight. "That wall over there looks pretty. Let me see it."

    Zayne knocked on Lucy’s door and waited for her to come.

    When the door opened, Lucy was surprised to find Zayne standing before her. She composed herself and allowed him inside.

    Zayne placed his hands behind his back as he walked in. There were bags packed but these bags were to be on a ship with their owner standing beside them. "Do we not speak the same language, Lucy?"

    "We do," Lucy replied, confused as to why he would ask such a thing.

    "Then why is it that you didn’t understand what I told you to do? You were to be boarding our ship that is leaving today. Were you not?" Zayne asked.

    "I was. I have not forgotten about it. I have chosen to fight to stay and if you would not let me, I will leave on the next ship. I was not expecting your return to be so late," Lucy explained.

    If he was back just a little earlier then she would have been well on her way.

    "You are the prince of another land. How can you not see it to be dangerous for you to just be walking around here as you please? If someone hurts you, even if it was not by order of the king, there will be a war. Why can’t you just stay here?" Lucy asked, not understanding his need to explore.

    Zayne could explore when this was all done with and they could trust the other side not to attack them.

    "You are quite terrible at requesting to stay here. The more you speak, the more I want you to go. You’ve come here under my command. I don’t have to answer you nor should I need to explain this. We are not in a setting where you can speak to me as a friend and for your behaviour, you are to leave. Now," Zayne said, sticking to what he ordered.

    There was nothing Lucy could say right now to make him go back on his word.

    Lucy once more had to stomach the hurt that came from Zayne wanting her to leave. "Fine, I will leave now and get on any ship that will take me home."

    "Do not try to be pitiful. It does nothing for me but find you to be more annoying. Leave now," Zayne said, turning around to leave.

    "I wonder what many would think of our general giving shelter to a woman from a brothel. Were you hoping to keep where she came from a secret? I’m very disappointed in you," Lucy said, speaking freely since she had to leave anyway.

    "Ha," Zayne licked his lips. "I am warning you, do not try to use Rose against me. What do you think you will gain from bringing this up?"

    "I have never heard of you entertaining such women at home. Her owner has been coming to look for you and threatening you. Do you know how embarrassing this will be once it gets out?" Lucy asked.

    "Embarrassing? You know what I find to be embarrassing?" Zayne replied, turning around to face Lucy. "That if you saw her owner then you can make out the kind of man he is at first glance. Knowing what happens at brothels it was quite obvious she was running from somewhere."

    "Is it not embarrassing on your end to have not wanted to help her? I understand your focus being our people but I would have liked to think that as a woman, something inside you would have been a little protective of someone in her place. My mistake," Zayne said, disappointed he had been so foolish to think more of Lucy.

    "I was thinking of you-"

    "You were thinking the non-existent position you have in your head beside me was threatened so you wanted her gone. Should I ever think of getting married, you will never be considered. You have single-handedly ruined that chance. And if you speak of Rose, I shall ruin you when I return," Zayne warned.

    Lucy was horrified because Zayne had the power at home to keep her out of the army. "You would go that far for a woman you do not know? A woman you want us to believe you didn’t have any feelings for? I was thinking of how you would look."

    "And if you knew me better, you would know I would think of innocent people first. No matter the land they come from. You must leave on that ship or I shall have you stripped of your place in this army. That is what you may call embarrassing," Zayne said, turning to leave once more.