Otto listened to Nalia speak to Juniper, a snicker coming to his face as he heard her speak the way she did. He may have helped with delivering her, but she had always been independent which was not a quality that women should strive for. Nor should a woman be in charge of a house in his most personal opinion, but he would hold his tongue out of respect for Leon’s interests despite Otto’s warnings in the past. The old man felt his eyes narrow in the process, forcing himself to look away and brood for the time being. 

Then a most terrifying sound shook him to the very core of his being, the sound of a musket filled the air and grabbed the attention of the doctor. Almost immediately, the man stood from his seat and looked around with wide eyes, grabbing his cane by its neck as he prepared for some form of fight. “What was that?” he asked, a worried voice coming over him, looking about in a paranoid manner. “Meldyr, investigate this,” Otto commanded, knowing the Guard Captain should now be doing his job. 

The man looked over a Nalia for a moment before his gaze shifted over to Lucien, wanting affirmation of what to do from him rather than the lad’s sister. “Lucien, what do you believe we should do right now,” he asked, concerned about the entirety of the family being in one room if there may be an assailant close by. Whether or not it was an intruder being shot or some form of assault on the house, Otto was not ready to take the chance of the latter option. The doctor kept his eyes moving between the entrances of the room, fearing that someone would murder them all where they stood. Of course, fear did not show itself on the face of the doctor as that would be unmanning, though it was still obvious with how he was looking around.