Artie was about to take a sip of her wine when she heard about it. She had her goblet against her lips already, but she placed it down to take a look at Larkin's discreet worried state. Artie then lowered her eyes and stared at her goblet. "Are you scared?"
"Scared?" Larkin moved his eyes and took a look at the archduchess. He couldn't remember when was the last time someone asked him if he was scared of anything. Then again, it was a given as he was everyone's pillar of support and power. If he grew scared and showed it to everyone, wouldn't the whole ducal household be infected by such fear? It's just that… "Which lord is not scared of getting attacked by primordial beings?
