[ So he was awake. Eald'narche wasn't sure whether he should be thankful for that or not, but he stepped inside anyway. Inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief; even if he wasn't an assassin, Giovanni was infuriatingly hard to track down and the prince simply couldn't figure out why. ]

Well, at least you're still alive.

[ Eald'narche steps in, pushing the door closed behind him and daring to get a little bit closer. ]

You gave me quite a start, hiding like that. With all the madness that's cropped up, I was worried you wouldn't make it through whatever's been going on.