'What is that fool doing out here?" Mathias wondered, inspecting the part of town Alexander's tracks led him to.
Mathias was at a dead end now since anyone he asked about Alexander kept mistaking him for another soldier. He had to go by chance now to see Alexander and Rose who couldn't be far from Alexander.
Mathias waited patiently for the men he hired to return to him with good news. The sooner this was done the sooner he could return to the palace and be named commander.
Mathias smiled once more, imagining his new life with his title. He always knew the princess would bring good things to his life but the plan had always been for Alexander to make it happen.
"You should have listened to me," Mathias said, a part of him feeling sorry for Alexander. "Look where chasing her had you end up."
Mathias did not regret the decision to abandon Rose. She was like a ship's anchor holding them down and he was the only one smart enough to realise it.
