Artemis was alert, watching with the eyes of a hawk to make sure that nothing happened. There was the slight possibility that it was just a false alarm, but he could not take that chance. If her reactions actually did foresee some danger, then he needed to take it seriously. He could not take the time to think about Eros, the adorable little snake that Marilyn owned. He couldn't think about its little scales and tiny red eyes, looking up at the world with a look of wonder. Whether he actually did wonder about the world or not, Artemis did not know, but his face always alluded to similar thoughts. He also always had that little smile that formed on his face. It seemed to have just grown like that naturally, but Artemis always did enjoy thinking that it was a smile. 

All of a sudden, the butler jerked forward. His body shook as a single feeling overtook him, but the feeling was not his own.

Her distress.

It racked through Artemis' body and the butler froze. it didn't help that only moments later, he came to see a white python slithering about and en route to him. Artemis crouched to pick up the snake, allowing it to wrap about him before he turned  to walked down to Marilyn's room with a brisk pace. However, he stopped before he moved too far ahead. If there was an intruder in Marilyn's room, then they'd most likely be watching the door to see if anyone came in. Surely...

With an even faster pace, Artemis walked the other way, and quickly exited the estate. He knew the layout from any position, and knew how to get anywhere [i]from[/i] anywhere.

Surely nobody would expect a butler and a snake coming through the window.