It had been almost an hour or so, but the argument didn’t seem to procure a satisfactory end. That’s why Lillian finally intervened. She stood between us and finally caved in to end the bickering.
“Lord Vermont of the Enigma pack will be here soon,” informed Lillian and urged for both of us to stop arguing.
As much as I wanted to stop, Noah kept provoking me.
“What’s there to discuss about his arrival? Why would his arrival threaten you?” asked Noah once again in a frustrated voice.
I smiled awkwardly to brush off the suspicion and then ended up asking him, “Threaten? Don’t you think that’s a strong word? There’s nothing much to it. She was just trying to inform me about Lord Vermont’s plan on coming here.”
“Perhaps, it is wrong for me to consider it a threat. However, the manner
