"Allow me to devour this one and I will find you someone better."
Tension hung thick in the garden the moment High Lady Erna made her offer. None of the servants in the garden were armed, it would be useless to think they could fight off someone like Lady Nyrielle and they'd been told that having armed guards present would be insulting as well as useless.
But, seeing the dark stares from both Heila and more importantly, the amethyst-eyed Zedya, some of the servants wondered why they weren't at least offered some protection against Lady Nyrielle's companions. If a fight broke out between Eldritch Ladies over Erna's words, it would be nice to have someone to stop the conflict from spreading to others, wouldn't it?
