"Rose, I’m really sorry, but most of the time I’m very busy with the pack’s responsibilities. There’s so much to do, but I promise I’ll show you as much as I can."
Her face fell slightly in disappointment, but she nodded. Then she wrapped her arms around mine, and we continued our journey.
“Well, if you won’t show me the territory, then I have a few questions,” she said.
“Yes,” I replied, even though all I wanted was to rush back to the castle and lock myself in my suite while Rose stuck to me like she was already my partner.
“How many peasants do you have? Your fields are vast,” she asked.
I sighed, feeling like even the Moon Goddess didn’t want me to escape my thoughts of Corinna. “We have around thirty peasants who live on the fields.”
“Thirty?” she exclaimed, looking at me in sur
