Soreth looked back at the sound of Lorne's voice, surprised that he hadn't noticed him approaching sooner. His turned his gaze back inside the room as the other demon seemed to pause suddenly, however, and he was even more surprised to see one of the servants standing there. 

Amaryllis was completely stunned for a moment. [i]I'm not done. I just needed a little more time. I shouldn't have gotten distracted. Just...say something.[/i] Stuttering, she attempted to come up with something to tell them rather than just standing there awkwardly. "Um, b-begging your pardon, Your Majesty, Sir..." At the last second, she remembered to curtsy. "B-but the sheets, I-I'm not done with them j-just yet..." Her excuse was quickly cut off when the demon behind him swiftly entered the room, and she stepped out of the way as quickly as she could when he went for the sword. 

Soreth had frozen when Lorne had picked up the sword, wracking his brain for an answer. "Ah...it's...nothing important, really. Just a piece or research material I had sent for. Finally arrived a couple days ago, so now I can continue my studies." He attempted a lighthearted chuckle, but turned it into a cough when it came out a little more nervous than he had intended. That taste in his mouth seemed to have gotten worse somehow. "I could have sworn that I had left it on the desk, though. Could you put it back for me? I really ought to get some water..." 

As he attempted to make his way toward the kitchen door, he heard another slightly startling sound; this time, the sound of a door creaking open. Face turning an unnatural pale even for him, he turned to face the direction it had come from and just about passed out when he saw that it was the studio door opening. [i]Wasn't that closed before? Oh no...[/i]