"Where is she?!" Caius's thunderous voice echoed in his room.
The maids jerked, yelping simultaneously. They looked from one to the other, clustering together in fear. Henry stood to the side, distraught. He had been the one to discover she was missing. Arriving in the prince's room first, he noticed it was empty. Thinking the maids forgot to bring Rose in time, he had rushed to the servants' quarters to rectify this.
It didn't take him long to discover that wasn't the case. He had immediately requested the castle be searched, and the result had been fruitless. Relaying the news to the crown prince was the hardest part. Henry kept touching his neck, praying he wouldn't lose it on the account of a peasant.
"W-we led her here, Y-your Royal Highness," Martha spoke. She was the only one who could muster some courage; the rest of the girls just shivered in fear.
