Tiberius ignored the quip about her lady's maid, and moved to lock the door after the servant left. "Whatever you're doing can wait," Tiberius said confidently. He had no idea what it was, since he disdained spending any amount of time trying to keep up with his wife's social calendar, but he was certain that his errand was more important than any social call could possibly be. "This is important."

He could hear the footsteps of the lady's maid heading away down the hallway. It was unlikely that anyone else would be close enough to eavesdrop, but he kept his voice a bit lower than usual just in case. "It's about your daughter," he said as he turned to face his wife again. He didn't specify which daughter, because as far as anyone else knew, they only had one left. Hopefully Antigone would realize what he was getting at.