Defying The Prince

To hide his embarrassment, he harrumphed awkwardly, and slyly turned his head to take a furtive glance at the pantry's door which he'd sadly forgotten to close. He sighed to his despair. There was really no excuse for him, was there? 

As he was quite startled, his mind was a jumble. He couldn't decide what to do or say at a crucial time like in order to get away from the situation cleverly. Out of unease, he hissed regrettably, and in vain, adjusted the basin over his arm.

Only after an uneasy while, did he attempt to stutter, "I-I- Rudolf! I didn't see you there. How long have you been standing there?" Lucas needed to know how much Rudolf had seen, in order to decide his next course of action. If he hadn't seen anything, then he might as well devise a realistic lie_ it was usually too easy to play Rudolf_ however, if it turned out he saw him creeping like a rat, then his honorable days were really gone…