"Him? Shouldn't you address me properly? That is no way to speak to your elder," a familiar voice replied.
Rose blinked as she stared at the figure approaching, and for a moment, she was too stunned to speak. The physician smiled at her as their eyes met, snapping her out of her speechlessness.
"L-Lord Paul," she stuttered, bowing her head and bending her knees.
"Good to see you are well enough to travel, Rose. I suppose we didn't have the chance for much of a conversation earl—"
"Enough chatter," Thomas interrupted. "We must leave now if we plan to make it to Stonegate before nightfall."
They were heading for Stonegate. Rose knew the journey from Stonegate to Edenville was about a day even with lots of breaks. As long as they got to Stonegate, she was certain she would get home tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will see my mother.
