There were several doors along the way, and more than once he passed by busy servants carrying trays and equipment. The few that bothered to stop and notice the lurching human walking past them blinked in surprise but didn't bother stopping him. He felt a slight sense of trepidation at that. Someone should have questioned him by now. The more paranoid side of him suspected something foul afoot, but for once his rational mind prevailed. The Duchess literally had no reason to see harm come to him and to do so would only cause no end of grief for her from the king. Although… someone else might very much like to see that happen.