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Unable to take it again, Rose pulled the chip straw and fichu from her head and shoulders respectively, exposing her identity to the messenger, who immediately recognized her. Her revealing action was met with a gasp from both Elsa and the messenger alike.
“My Lady,” the messenger bowed.
“What is going on out there?” Rose asked the messenger, straight to the point.
“A protest has broken out across town, My Lady. As we speak, it is getting increasingly violent with no end in sight,” the messenger responded.
After exchanging a brief glance with Elsa, she continued.
“And what is the reason for these protests?”
“The commoners are protesting against the oppression of the rich, My Lady. It began with the failure of a bill in parliament that a Lord was trying to pass. It has been spiraling downwards ever since.”
“Failure of a bill? Lord Walsrock’s bill failed?” Rose asked in shock.
Even more so was the shock on the messenger’s face who was amazed that she knew about the bill and the sponsor of said bill.
“Yes, My Lady,” the messenger stuttered in response.
It took her only a brief moment to finally understand the gravity of the situation that Elsa had tried to explain to her.
If the bill had failed, it meant that the commoner’s protests weren’t child’s play. To them, any member of Britain’s high society was definitely an enemy. If she was recognized on the streets, she would most likely be in harm’s way. Worse, she would have placed her lady’s maid in harm’s way as well. She had to abort their mission for their safety.
“Let’s go back into the house,” she said to Elsa.
She still needed to find a way to send a message to Lord Rockgonie and by extension, Kenneth. They needed to know the reason for her absence from their planned meeting.
Speaking of Kenneth, is he already on his way to Lord Rockgonie’s manor? Will he be safe? And his bill?
“Can you deliver a message for me as well?” she turned to face the messenger.
