The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 294

Zayne pulled the sword out of Hugh’s neck further adding to his demise as he could not stop the blood and the pain.

Hugh still looked to Gage for help even in his final moments. All his loyalty and this was how he ended? He was better off supporting Zayne to become king since Gage was useless.

Gage didn’t feel any sadness for Hugh. Hugh had it coming for poking at Zayne for years and so did the others who thought running to the door would help them. He already informed the guards not to listen to anyone’s commands but his or Zayne’s since he knew Zayne was coming to the palace to kill someone.

Gage stood back, not needing to help Zayne since he was capable of killing off the men present one by one. It made him think of making it a requirement that the court knew how to use a weapon.

It was pathetic to see them go down so fast but then again, they were dealing with a very angry Zayne.

Virgil was the last one left standing. The door would not budge or open no matter how much he called for it to open. He knew his peers could hear him calling for help yet not one of them moved to open the door. They were all cowards.

Virgil turned around to face Zayne. He was not going to be like Hugh and beg the king or Zayne. He had too much pride to do it. "You’re a disgrace to the Hamilton name. Your father would be disappointed."

"My father hated the court. I know he would be proud. I’ve waited a long time for this," Zayne said, enjoying this more than he should.

His clothes were stained with blood he would need to clean up before he returned to Rose.

Virgil kept his head held high. He feared death but he couldn’t go knowing that he let Zayne see his fear. "You’re angry with us for speaking the truth. You have brought home a whore-"

"Zayne," Gage frowned, disgusted by the sight of Virgil stuck to the door by the sword pierced through his face. It was a gruesome sight and now he questioned Zayne’s sanity. "Couldn’t you have just stabbed him in the heart? You’re going to scare the palace maids when they see this."

"He talked too much," Zayne replied, not bothering to remove the sword. He left Virgil pinned to the door. "I need a change of clothes."

"You have a man stuck to a door by driving a sword through him as well as the door and all you can think about is a change of clothes?" Gage questioned.

"Yes. I can’t go home to Rose like this, so will you give me something to wear or not?" Zayne asked but had some second thoughts because of Gage’s choice of clothes.

"I’m curious what you will tell Rose as an excuse for why you are going back home in different clothes. She’s going to suspect something. She should if she is as smart as you claim her to be."

Zayne glared at Gage for his comment on Rose. "That sword can still be used."

"I am just saying. No need to get violent again. I’ll do you a favour and announce why they were killed. Each one had something under their name that they were deserving of getting thrown into the dungeon for. I will make sure the kingdom doesn’t view you as someone quick to kill. Thank you," said Gage.

"I didn’t kill them for you," Zayne said as he took off his shirt.

"Yes, yes," Gage nodded his head. "I know you did it for your wife but it still helped me. They were the ones I was going to get rid of. The next group of men need to know how to use a sword. So, are you satisfied now? Or are you fuming inside because of what they called her?"

"Don’t speak about it," Zayne said, angered once more when they insulted her with that word.

"Since Hugh knows, the others coming back will know. You don’t plan to kill all of them right? You can’t," Gage said as everyone away was not evil.

"I don’t plan to unless they insult her. She’s not worried about anyone finding out where she came from. I know what happened and that’s all that matters for her. Anyone who knows she was taken and decides to judge her for it is a fool who will have to deal with me no matter their status. I’m sorry about the mess,’ Zayne said, only noticing now that he was finished.

He made more of a mess than he was intending to do.

"Don’t apologise. I was entertained seeing you take them down one by one. She’s a Hamilton so they should have thought twice about speaking to her. An example needed to be made for the others to not speak of her so carelessly. Do you want a drink? I could use one right about now," Gage said, hoping Zayne would be open to it.

It had been a long time since they sat and enjoyed a drink.

After everything that happened recently, Gage wanted to try his best to repair his relationship with Zayne. Had Zayne not come home their relationship would have ended on a bad note. They were close once in the past and Gage wanted to have that again.

Zayne looked at Gage. It was odd for his brother to offer him a drink. "One bottle."

"That’s enough for me. Let’s find some clothes for you to change into. Your old room should have your old clothes but I think they might be too small for you now. Why don’t you send some of your new clothes here or I can have some made for nights you-"

"I won’t sleep here," Zayne stopped Gage’s offer. "Other than for visits to help you, I am not coming here so do not ask again. I am tired of hearing you bring it up. When do I get the rewards for the soldiers who joined me? You promised they would get something."

"And they will. I wouldn’t lie about that. I will make sure to honour every last one of them for their bravery. Oh, I need to warn you that you’ve pissed off someone with your marriage. Someone certain you were going to marry his daughter so you need to keep an eye on Rose around that family," Gage said, knowing he didn’t have to say the name for Zayne to know who he meant.

"You can’t kill them," Gage quickly added. "They’ve been loyal to our family for years which made sense for one of them to marry into our family. If not for Yvonne, I would have considered it for myself but don’t tell her that."

"I will tell her. As long as they don’t bother Rose, I won’t touch them. It is quite simple," Zayne replied.