46 The other side of him- Part 2 (1/2)
When Raymond left the room, the Duke dismissed the other servants out of the room so that it was only Heidi and him.
”Do you like Bonelake, Ms. Curtis?” he inquired casually, taking off the spectacles he wore to clean it with the cloth that was on the table.
”It is alright...” she replied, her voice unusually smaller than usual. She wasn't sure how to reply to it, what do you say to a person who doesn't like the land?
”Is that so. You look beautiful,” she was taken aback at the sudden compliment, ”The right clothes and shoes makes one into a fine person, don't you think? Would you care for a cup of tea?” he asked her.
”I-”
”Please, I insist,” he smiled, pouring the tea from the white kettle into two cups, ”What have you been doing in the Rune's mansion? It must be quite a bore to sit alone midst the vampires,” she saw him add a spoonful of sugar into the tea cups.
”Ah, yes, it is sometimes but Mr. Lawson has asked me to take lessons from the educator,” she answered him.
”That's lovely to hear. Here,” he said, raising the tea cup. When Heidi stood up to take it, she moved it away, ”Why don't you sit here? My neck hurts stretching too much to the right,” he placed the cup back on the table next to his tea cup. Heidi clutched the side of her dress, her heart thumping in fearing at the thought of what was going to come. Not being brave enough to defy the man as he was the owner of the mansion, she took few seconds to go and sit next to him, leaving a little space between them, ”Do you know why I invited you today?” he asked her, not waiting for her answer he continued,
”With what I have heard, your time at the Rune's mansion might extend further as the council is busy with catching hold of the black witches. And it puts us in an advantageous position. With the amount of time we have, it will be sufficient to throw off the pure blooded from the empire. I believe you remember what I spoke last time we met?” he saw her nod, ”Unfortunately there have been small changes in the plan. I want you to continue what you are doing, gain Lawson and the Lord's trust. I will give you a tiny, little bottle before you leave. Your task is very simple. All you have to do is pour it in the Lord's cup at my word.”
”What does the bottle contain?” Heidi asked the man to see him smile after he finished taking a sip from his cup.
”Well, let's say that it is a potion that will turn any vampire or pure blooded vampire weak and powerless, slowly resulting in body degradation. Isn't that simple?”
”Why would you go that far?”
”What?” he raised his head to look at her, the smile faltering on his lips.