Hildegard nodded and started to leave.
"Hildegard, wait." Rose said, hurrying off to stop
Her. "It’s not like that."
Hildegard stopped moving but simply stood still and didn’t say a word.
Rose went up to her and held Hildegard’s hand to make her face her as she stood.
"Hildegard, look at , please." Rose begged. "I did not an to hurt your feelings you know that you an the world to . I would never have lived had it not been for you."
Hildegard said nothing, and the guilt burned in Rose’s throat.
"Please say sothing." She begged.
Hildegard eventually cleared her throat and said. "But I am not your flesh and blood. I am rely a servant."
Queen Rose took a step back, shocked at the impact of her words.
She was shocked at how much it hurt her, like an arrow piercing her heart.
Her lips ford, trying to say sothing. "Hildegard I-
"Forgive , Your Majesty." Hildegard said. "But if that is all, I have things that need my attention."
It was like a slap to Rose’s face.
Sothing she was too shocked even to believe.
The only ti Hildegard had called her by her title was when they were children, and then they had gotten so close that she had made her stop.
She had never used that title in over forty years. But for the first ti, she just did.
Rose swallowed hard and took a hard step back.
"Of course." Rose cleared her throat after managing to find her voice. "You May leave."
Rose tried to suppress the hurt in her face while Hildegard’s face was unmoving, returning to the subdued and obedient servant she was always supposed to be.
Then, the door was pushed open at that mont, and Cherry galavanted inside.
"Sister! I have been looking for you everywhere. You can not even begin to imagine where I-
Cherry noticed the tension inside the room, and then she stopped.
"Oh," Cherry mumbled.
Hildegard who had never for once pretended to like Cherry ignored her and went out of the room right beside Cherry without saying a word.
"What was that about?" Cherry asked, confused.
"Nothing". Rose said, dressing her coat. And imdiately changing the subject. "You ca to see ?"
"Yes, I did." Cherry said. "Is it a surprise that I ca to et my only sister?"
Cherry extended her arms and hugged Rose.
"Of course not." Rose said with a tight smile, even though her mind was still on Hildegard."
Cherry let go and touched the fur on the white coat.
"I also ca to speak to you about that thing we discussed earlier." Cherry said. "I wish I had the ti to stay, but I must leave now. My pack is far away from here, and the road is extrely dangerous. I can’t afford the luxury of leaving here at any ti like you. I don’t have much guards. So I ca to say goodbye."
Rose’s attention now went to her sister.
She couldn’t imagine how much her sister had endured traveling all the way to exile and how sad and lonely her castle was.
"About that." Rose said. "Your exile is over. You don’t have to move back there anymore. You can co back ho now."
Cherry’s eyes widened. "What? You do not an it do you?"
Rose nodded with a smile. "Yes, I do. You can finally return."
Cherry squealed in excitent and hugged her fiercely.
"Oh, thank you so so much." She cried.
Rose blushed. "You’re welco. There is no need to thank . It is your ho, after all."
Cherry was giggling, and then she paused. "What about Roland? What did he say? He won’t ever allow back in."
Rose shook her head. "I spoke to him and I made the decision, don’t worry he won’t be able to interrupt your plans of returning back ho."
Cherry squealed in excitent again and threw her arms around her sister.
Rose was elated to know that she had made her sister happy again.
"Now we can be one big beautiful family again." Cherry said.
Rose’s heart swelled with joy. "Just like we had when we were kids."
Cherry pecked her on both cheeks. "I have to go tell your daughter and granddaughter this news. Thank you so much for this."
"You’re welco." Rose said.
Then Cherry eyed her dress. "Are you already ready to go?"
"Yes and no." Rose said. "I am dressed for the journey, but then I wish to see Xaden to discuss so things."
Cherry rose a brow. "What things?"
Rose shook her head and waved off her hand. "Do not worry, it’s nothing so serious. Would not want to bore you."
But Cherry insisted. "Bore ? I thought you had just said we would be a big family like we had always been? And that ans no secrets between us."
Rose hesitated at first, but Cherry was right.
Being a big family together ant no secrets.
"Alright." She said with a smile. "It’s just to discuss about Jasmine."
"The serving girl?" Cherry sneered.
"Yes." Rose said. "I don’t believe she had anything to do with Xaden being attacked. She isn’t capable of that."
Cherry sighed and massaged her temple. "Sister sister. Being too far away from you has made you too soft." Cherry inford. "Do you not see that she is just using you? She is a slave, nothing more I believe she deserves the death penalty."
But Rose shook her head. "No, she does not. Fine she knew that Bale sent soone to the pack, but I do not think that she has a hand in any of what had happened."
"You’ve been around the likes of Hildegard too much. You are royalty. You shouldn’t be hanging out with peasants too much. Your mind would beco like theirs. Now, look at you making decisions about a re enslaved person. The daughter of a betrayer." Cherry said, trying to make Rose feel bad.
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