The steward stopped dead in his tracks and blinked.  He was indeed a man used to his place and his comforts.  Indeed, he was a man who rather enjoyed order and routine.  It made him well-suited to keeping the castle running smoothly.<br/><br/>And thus such a deviation of normal and proper and expected shocked him greatly.  He sank into a chair and looked at her with horror.<br/><br/>"But how?  You were so well guarded...  Herrick himself was in charge of your safety...  Oh, this is terrible!  Are you... otherwise well?  You weren't harmed too badly were you?"