Everyone seemed particularly protective of the ducks, it was possible they were somehow tied to the artifacts. Which doubly made the butler's quest to end their lives alarming. Cautiously Alyssa set the bowl of stew and wooden case down, her frame tensing up in anticipation. It seemed a silly thing to get in a fight over ducks, but she'd seen the horrors innocuous trinkets could wreck.<br/><br/>"Who gave you this order, Butler Jacob?"