Maybe he could help. Or she could get her job done without letting him know. It was the same thing, she decided.
"How sure are you that you can get the job? Isn't there any competition?"
Kane didn't answer readily. Rose thought back if what she asked was inappropriate.
"I don't know. Not many would think about the library. They can go work at other places. But the most favorite option is setting up your own stall. As a herbalist, I can't make many elixirs. So I thought of this idea."
"Then why don't you put a stall like others? It seems like a group project."
Rose was genuinely interested in this.
"I don't have friends. I don't want to ask others and get rejected."
Ah, that was the reason.
Rose could feel the pull between asking him to talk to his classmates and leaving the topic. She decided finally.
"You won't know till you ask. Try once and if they say no, you already know what to do, right?"
