The Duchess had of course not heard Grimoire's words but she had definitely felt Hal's persuasion and it got her really thinking deeply.
In truth, she was indeed curious about what possible alternative this interesting Eunuch had to offer.
Just as she was curious as to why he did not seem affected by the fumes she had pervading the entire room.
The way he had acted thus far was highly suspicious but once again, for some reason, that somehow did not take precedence in her mind at the moment.
So she decided to make a proposition,
"Okay then. Your alternative does intrigue me... One thing though, if your alternative doesn't deliver on what you said it would, I get to go on with the torture. I can guarantee it will be even worse for you then."
"That seems fair," Hal said with an uncomfortable smile as he stepped back from the sadistic bitch and let his pheromones and touches of her body do the rest.