Ralph muttered under his breath, his voice barely above a whisper as he expressed his frustration with Theovin's seemingly constant rudeness.
"Did you say something?" Theovin asked with an underlying tone in his voice.
Ralph's voice came out as a nervous stutter as he denied saying anything. "Nothing, nothing...I didn't say anything." he repeated quickly, his eyes darting around the room.
Theovin's underlying tone had set him on edge, and he knew that anything he said now would be held against him.
In a moment of panic, Ralph thought back to what he had almost said out loud. 'There was no way he would want Theovin to hear that.' he thought, feeling a shiver run down his spine.
'He would skin me alive!' With that, Ralph fell silent, hoping against hope that Theovin wouldn't press the issue any further.
"I thought I heard you say something. Now hurry up, I'm still waiting for you."
