The horse ran, he ran as fast as he could, faster than the wind, to make sure Roselyn arrive on time, because everything depends on her, if she is not there, everyone will suffer, for not only months but years to come, from hunger and mistreatments.
Once they arrived, Roselyn jumped off the horse and went to the entrance, but stopped to ask the man for his name, which he replied with Jonathan.
"Thank you, Jonathan! You are a real hero!" Roselyn shouted and went back to running, while Jonathan stared at her, amusement written all over.
Roselyn informed the guards of her identity, which was supported by the fact that they have seen her before, so they her in and she ran, she ran once again. She reached for the door and opened it widely, announcing her arrival loudly, for everyone to hear. The young duchess slowly walked in in the room, with her dirty dress and bruised face, but with a mighty aura, making her no less than the people in that room.
The five nobles presented in the room, were shocked to see Roselyn in the room, they didn't expect her to be there with them, as they discussed the matter of destroying her carriage so she won't be there in time, and will let them decide on their own, but it's a failure and now she is here.
Roselyn coughed loudly, grabbing their attention, to look at her and start the meeting, the meeting that would decide the future of the Blujin family. At the end of the meeting, three of nobles reluctantly signed the agreement of giving up some of their lands, lowering the taxes and their payment, while two strongly disagreed and stormed off the room. Their signatures weren't needed, since three agreed and the duke did as well, so Roselyn let them leave without a ruckus, and thanked the three nobles who agreed, promising them with a compensation in the near future, making the smile return on their faces.
After everyone left and she handed the papers to Eliot, she plopped on the chair and breathed a breath of relief, it was finally done, she can rest for now. Roselyn kept her eyes closed, enjoying the moment and the calmness coming with it; with a big smile on her face, she opened her eyes and looked out the window, to see the beautiful view, of the garden and forest outside of the building, but she saw more than she anticipated, Mr. Hero was still there, laying on top a tree, on a branch, while the horse ate grass by the tree. She wondered why they were there and decided to go see for herself, discarding the maid who came with a new dress and to clean her wound.
She walked to the second entrance and opened the door herself, the little one on the side that can only be opened by someone from the inside. She patted the horse and thanked him once again for taking her on his back, not forgetting to scold him for bruising her but soon admitting, with a silly smile, that it's her fault for suddenly showing up.
She stood by the tree and shouted. "Mr. Hero, what are doing on there?"
"Taking a nap, what happened with you Mrs. Duchess?"
"It was a success, everything is good now, thanks again for the ride."
Jonathan jumped down from the tree and landed right in front of Roselyn. "No problem, duchess. It was my dear pleasure."
"You can call me Rose."
"Sure thing, and you can call me Jonathan then, I am not a hero as you say."
"For me, you are. You saved me, and everyone in the area, if they went on with the agreement they were going for, everyone would have suffered, even my family and I."
"I did it for my own good, because I did not want that to happen to me, so still not a hero."
"You can think as you want and I can as well."
"Your face, don't you think you should clean that? I didn't think Jul could kick that hard. And the dress as well, no offense but you look like a beggar."
"I do?" Roselyn looked down her face, noticing that it was really dirty and touched her face, realizing how painful it is, just now, as well as touching a drop of dry blood on her face. "I should really get myself cleaned."
"Agreed, do you need a ride back to your house?"
"No, there are carriages here but thank you for the offer."
"Okay."
"Were you waiting for me?" Roselyn asked, titling her head.
"No, no, not at all, I just wanted to rest. I should get going." Jonathan looked down, his cheeks a bit red and rode his horse, saying goodbye to Roselyn and going on his way.
Roselyn giggled on her own, knowing the truth and finding it adorable. "So sweet, just like a her...." She stopped before continuing her sentence.... he said his name is Jonathan and his horse's name is Jun, it rang a bell, it's the name of the ML! The hero of the story, the one who will cause Bella to leave Corey and cancel the engagement. The bruised Roselyn shook her head and thought of it, as a mere coincidence and that she will never meet Jonathan again, which will be proven wrong later.
On the other hand, Jonathan who was speeding up, trying to get as far from Roselyn as he could, because of how embarrassed he was, scolding himself for being a complete idiot.
'Of course, she has a way to get back to her house, she wouldn't need a horse, she a duchess for goodness sake, how stupid can I get? My god, I must have embarrassed myself and she thinks I am an idiot. Good job, Jonathan, not only did you have a crush on a married woman but you even embarrassed yourself in front of her, just great.'