Annalisa winced a bit when he mentioned the late horse trainer, Marcus. Unconsciously, she rubbed her neck when she remembered how he forced her to drink all that wine until she coughed and choked. She also remembered the bloody dagger that was embedded to the table by Alistair, obviously having 'talked' to the horse trainer when the man decided to quit the family after the scuffle in the dining room.<br/><br/>While she didn't like him the short time she knew him, he certainly didn't deserve to go out the way he did in Alistair's hands. It most likely was a very slow and generally unpleasant way to 'leave' the Ambrose household.<br/><br/>It simply reminded her more that to not cross or anger any of the family members here, even the Lady herself. Because she had to have an iron will and strength under that demure and submissive personality she showed. How else did Lady Constance be with both her sons and her husband?<br/><br/>"I wish I could tell you," Annalisa said to the man as she stood near him, watching him curiously as he unlatched his violin case, genuinely interested in learning how to play this fantastic instrument. "It's just... what's bothering me, I don't want anyone to know. God knows what they'll do to me and Lou... to the other person."<br/><br/>It was hopeless to keep her brother's name out of this now, but she should at least try or distract him somehow. "When did you gain the passion for violin playing?" Annalisa asked him. "I have a feeling you are very adapt in all the musical instruments, so why just this one and not others when you are here? It seems that you play this and only this in the household when you come here to visit the family."