He dozed off beside her.
The night was serene, and Eugene returned to Janice's room with a bowl of water along with two napkins. "I'll help Janice. When she wakes up will she recognize me?" he was nervous to open the door. "Well anyway, since I got appointed here, I've not got a chance to talk with Janice properly. I will save her from this hell hole." He was determined and went ahead to turn the nob of the door.
He made a few attempts but the room didn't open. "Hmm? Is the room locked? Did she wake up?" he was still trying to open the door. "Excuse me? What are doing here near the duchess' room so late at night?", asked a maid, timidly as she stood behind the Eugene.
Eugene calmly turned and said, "Oh, I thought that I should help her highness with her fever and couldn't find any maids since the accommodations of the new servants aren't completed yet.", with a composed smile.
