52 Executed Her That Very Night

  "Is she asleep?"  Duke Kleo asked Stefanus.  At that time he was outside, near a monument built to honor the ancestors, located not far from the prison.

  Stefanus bowed and answered, "Not yet, My Lord."  He had just met a guard on duty to check on Lyra in prison.

  Groaning, Duke Kleo pinched his temples in frustration.  "Ask Mr. Bertus to do as I have instructed him!"

  Stefanus nodded then went to meet Mr. Bertus, conveying what Duke Kleo had told him.

  Shortly after that Mr. Bertus was seen walking away into the kitchen, ordering several servants to prepare dinner for Lyra, with a menu that was quite inappropriate.  When all the maids looked up in protest, he could only say firmly while lifting his chin, "This is an order from His Grace!"  And it was able to stifle the protests of all the maids.