Smiling slowly, the Viscout looked at the Duchess. He couldn’t remember the last time he had eaten with her, if he ever had before. Not being able to think of a reason to tell her no, he simply nodded at her, sighing as he did so.<br/><br/>“Dinner sounds great Duchess, I can’t think of better company than you. Now I wonder how long we have to wait until the Emperor decides to hold court.”<br/><br/>Tensing as he heard the voice of the Emperor, his head whipped around and he shook his head. This wasn’t the way he would conduct questioning. First and foremost, he attacked the two people who headed he investigation first. That should have been done in private, not in front of all the other potential suspects. Watching the Duchess step forward, a smile came across his face as he looked at the Emperor. He always enjoyed stirring up trouble, and he wouldn’t give up this opportunity either. Taking a deep breath he grinned at the Emperor.<br/><br/>“Your Highness, you seem so intent on mentioning those who were most concerned with your security. Did I not say that if we allowed foreigners in our most protected places this might happen? That if we allow people who do not answer to you, either directly or indirectly, to see our security, that there could be a breach?”