"Dang it! Didn't I tell you repeatedly that when you appear before me, you have to make me know you are around?"
"I'm sorry. I knew both of you were together, but you told me the other day that I didn't need to be on alert when you were with Lady Marianne…" Curtis fumbled.
Instead of blaming him further, Eckart looked at him as he walked away.
"That's enough. If I give you advice on this, get used to it as soon as possible from now on."
"… Yes, Your Majesty. Let me keep it in mind." Curtis looked down for a moment before bringing up the reason he was there. "I've got a message from the mole you dispatched to Roshan."
"How about Ober's minion?"
"I hear those who were supposed to be witnesses were led away, but I don't think they originally lived there. They are most likely pretending to be Chester's moles."
"Chester's moles…."