"Your Majesty," Henry called in surprise as Caius exited his room. "I thought Your Majesty would have breakfast in his room. You had explicitly requested—"
"I see you're extremely talkative this morning."
"I apologize, Your Majesty," Henry said with a bow.
Caius didn't reply to this as he shut the door to his room. He had requested Henry to send him breakfast with Rose's maids; it was no surprise the butler was confused.
However, the breakfast wasn't for him, and he had simply led them to Rose. His wife was not going to starve under his watch.
Caius didn't particularly care if the butler was suspicious; Henry was too cowardly to pry or betray him, and Caius preferred that. Besides, his butler should know better than to ask him questions.
He made his way to the dining room with Henry following after him like a dog to its master. The diligent butler hung close, but he was cautious.
