Leaning back in his cushy leather office chair, Sharon was casually levitating a random paperweight and bottle of ink over his desk with a channeled spell when Friedrick suddenly turned the corner outside his office and marked in at an urgent pace.

"Good afternoon, Master Sharon. I trust all is still well?" He asked politely as he approached Sharon's desk. But when the human butler suddenly picked up the diary from Alfidious, Sharon was surprised to the point that he lost control of the levitation spell. While the paperweight slammed back down into his desk, the High Elf narrowly managed to catch the ink bottle before it spilled all across his desk.

"Wait, what do you need that one for?" Sharon hastily inquired as he looked towards the diary, placing the ink back on his desk.

"Just a request from Lady Rune in her attempt to negotiate with father Marshal. The man has a strong sense of independence."

"You mean stubbornness?"

"Yes, and a flair of the 'know-it-all' as well. But do not worry, Lady Rune wanted me to tell you that she has all under control.

"Of course... " 

A report and assurance that 'all was OK' was never very reassuring when it came from Liaena, Sharon thought to himself. But it seemed too early to intervene, and so the High Elf eventually nodded, allowing the butler to leave with the book.

"Very well. If she needs it. But I want it back here when it is done. Let no harm befall it!"

"As if it was my newborn, Master Sharon." Friedrick answered politely, before the elderly butler turned and marched out of the room, carrying himself with a pace that suggested an attempt to balance his sense of professionalism between the required haste and urgency of the situation in question. As the lower end of Friedrick's tailcoat disappeared beyond the door, Sharon retreated back into his chair, folding his fingers together as he gazed out of his office.

[i]"I can only hope Rithrynn is doing better than Liaena. Considering the fact that I haven't heard any sound of fighting or bones breaking, that can only be a good sign as far as any attempt to negotiate with Serphia is concerned."[/i]