"Nobody likes a blabbermouth," Martha said and picked up Rose's bowl of soup.
The meetup with the Queen at the courtyard had ended a while ago, but this was the first time she had seen Martha since then. Now that Martha had appeared in front of her, it was safe to assume that Henry spoke to them and from Martha's reaction, she didn't like what he told her.
Rose gave Martha an unimpressed look. All she had done was ask for a bed. She turned her attention to the bowl—she was more interested in getting some food into her stomach than anything Martha might want to do or say. The maids sitting at the same table all lifted their heads from their meals to watch. Rose could tell they were entertained and wanted to see where this would go.
"Did you hear me?" Martha asked when Rose didn't answer.
