"My- My lady, asked me to answer on her behalf." She lied.
"Nonsense!" He yells, as he takes a few steps towards the trembling maid. His huge body towering over her, while his scarlet eyes tried to pierce through her like a sharp knife.
Marina's fear was easy to read for Caelestis. Immediately, he knew Eleanore was not really in the bed.
"Where is your master?" He asks, in the most harsh voice Marina had ever heard, sending shock waves through her spine.
Her unfilial mouth went shut, overwhelmed by the dangerous aura that had surrounded her, emitted by the fearsome grand duke. A tiny drop of sweat passed down her temples as she tried to come up with an answer.
"Maid!" Caelestis yelled again, not giving her a chance to come up with an excuse. "I ask again. Where is your master?"
