As should be expected, the moment Hal grabbed the Duchess' wrist, it caught the attention of everyone in the room who could afford to spare the two a glance i.e anyone who was not screaming their heads off in torture.
Alina took a break from torturing Eunuchs on her Duchess' behalf to glare at Hal's audacity but Hal ignored her as well as everyone else as he focused on the Duchess... With the whom he now seemed to be having a staring contest.
"What do you think you are doing?" the duchess asked, perfectly calm.
Yes, there was a bit of surprise within her at how fast Hal had been to grab her wrist but in a way, she still felt in control. There was nothing this young Eunuch could do that could truly catch her by surprise.
Even as Hal held on to her wrist, he knew that to be a fact.
