Mister Henry walked with brisk steps. He had already told the guards to search for Rose, and now he had to go and inform the crown prince she was missing. He had half hoped someone would tell him they had found her before he reached the crown prince but that was clearly not going to happen.
He was also very tempted to not tell the crown prince and instead join in the search for Rose, but if she had been missing since morning and the crown prince didn't find out until the afternoon, Henry was already at risk of losing his position—not to mention if the crown prince didn't find out until he requested her, then he might just lose his head.
