The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 247

Catherine didn’t have her mind made up on Rose yet. What she needed was to speak to Zayne to understand why he got married in such a rush.

How did he go from wanting to put it off to marrying to then marrying when he was out at war?

It wasn’t like him to get distracted when he had a duty to do.

"You must be tired," Catherine said as she made Rose walk around the estate. "You should be resting with him. The trip to get here was long so it is wrong of me to keep you walking with me. I will wait around for when Zayne wakes up. There is much to do," she said, looking at the walls.

"I don’t need to rest yet. I didn’t do much on the trip here. I’d be happy to help you if you are looking to decorate already. Zayne says I will want to make it look like a woman now lives here," said Rose.

Catherine couldn’t agree more. "You should. Add a little touch to it to make it feel like home."

"Does that mean you accept me?" Rose asked, needing to know how Catherine felt.

"I don’t know what I feel about you. It hasn’t been long since we met and I haven’t spoken to my son to hear his side of how this happened, but fear not. Whether anyone accepts you or not, Zayne was never one to be concerned about our opinions," Catherine replied.

"I don’t dislike you but I am a little concerned about the men in the palace who are hard on him using you as a weakness. You will need to be strong if you want to survive here. You’re a Hamilton now so naturally, you will grow to be able to handle the pressure," Catherine assured Rose.

"I will do my best," Rose promised.

"I was once a queen so I may offer you advice that will greatly help you. I will only need one thing and it is to have you get my son to join me for more dinners. Along with convincing him to rest more. He has had great victories but I fear the day he will not return to me," said Catherine.

Many others could go in Zayne’s place.

"I do not want him to go out so often as well," Rose said, sharing Catherine’s concern. Still, she couldn’t stop Zayne from doing what he loved.

As much as Rose wanted Zayne to be safe she understood that he loved to be out at sea and going where he was needed to protect his kingdom or innocent people. To ask him to stop would be wrong of her.

"He enjoys being a soldier. We are hoping that the king wouldn’t send him out so soon since we are newlyweds. We had to leave the day after our wedding," said Rose.

"You did? I should host a small celebration for you two seeing as I wasn’t present. Forgive me but it still upsets me that I wasn’t present. It was a long way from home but I would have found a way to be there. Zayne worries me most. Others don’t understand it and think I should worry about his sister more," Catherine said, remembering past conversations.

"He’s always sought to be alone which is so odd considering he gained himself an army of soldiers he is always around. Perhaps he doesn’t want to be around his family. The palace is suffocating, I know. Still, I worry about him being out here all alone," said Catherine.

"I am here with him now. I will watch over him for you and during the days he is gone, you can come here as much as you want or I can go to you as long as you are not in the palace. Zayne doesn’t want me to go there," Rose revealed.

"You two must have talked quite a bit for him to warn you of going there. Very well, I will leave him in your hands. He’s listening to you more than he listens to me. Welcome to our kingdom, Rose Hamilton," Catherine properly greeted Rose. "And welcome to the family."

Catherine had her concerns about the men in the court knowing about Rose’s past but she knew her son. Zayne wasn’t one to get married on a whim.

Zayne had to love Rose to bring her all the way here and considering she thought marriage was out of the question for Zayne, Catherine had to enjoy that Zayne wasn’t alone anymore.

She could turn anyone into a proper lady so Rose didn’t have to worry about that part.

"I must think about what kind of celebration to host for you. Something small of course. This is Zayne we are talking about so he will not want to be around too many guests. A small dinner would be best for his siblings and close family friends to meet you first. What do you think?" Catherine asked to see if Rose was ready.

Rose wanted her lessons first to learn how the ladies of this kingdom were to act but Catherine was going out of her way to plan something. "I will love that. You only need to convince Zayne."

"Something tells me that he would go if you show you are excited. I’ve waited long enough but I must wake him. I must speak to him. Join me," Catherine said, taking Rose with her for security.

Rose had no choice but to follow Catherine to see Zayne. She started to get the feeling that she was being used as a shield.

Rose returned to her bedroom with Catherine and to no surprise, Zayne wasn’t asleep like she wanted him to be. He had only listened to her by staying on the bed.

"Mother, why are you here already and unannounced? Are you troubling my wife?" Zayne asked, looking at his mother’s side to Rose.

"You are back so how could I not come to you? Your sister would have loved to come but when I heard about a woman returning with you, I thought it was best that she didn’t. So, you are married now and I wasn’t invited," said Catherine.

Zayne knew this was coming. "Forgive me. I forgot to send a giant bird to pick you up and fly you to the wedding. For the next big event in my life, I will fly you there."

Rose worried about Catherine’s reaction.

Catherine sighed. "You have not lost your terrible way of responding to me. I would have found a way to get there to see it. You should have had a family there."

"My soldiers were there on my side," Zayne replied.

"They are not your- No," Catherine stopped before she upset him. "Since we were not present, I told Rose of hosting a small dinner to celebrate your wedding. You may get dressed up again. I’m sure Rose would love that."

"She had to be on a ship right after her wedding," Catherine added to convince him. "You must do something to make up for having to travel so soon after her wedding. You want dinner, right?" She asked Rose.

Zayne knew his mother could be frightening at times and liked to have her way. "Do you, Rose? I had something planned for us."

Rose could only smile as she didn’t want to be the one to decide. "We can do both."