Darius straightened up immediately, and he turned away from me as concern crept onto his face. He seemed tense all of a sudden as he moved towards Zafira immediately.
"What is it?" he asked sharply, an edge to his voice. "What happened?"
"I think you need to see this," she said, stepping aside to let him pass. Darius moved towards the door, but then he paused and turned around to face me. The tense expression on his face somewhat subsided, and he shifted slightly as he tried to look less bothered.
"I'll be right back," he inclined with his head. "Stay here. I'll send someone to bring up the dinner you never got to finish."
He left immediately, and Zafira winked at me before she slipped out as well. I was left all alone in the room. I looked around slowly as I wondered what exactly ha
