A/N: Hey look another chapter, again its kinda short though please do say if you'd rather I'd write longer chapters.
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Once inside Alfred motioned everyone to take a seat in the front room whilst he went to take a look around the house for Arthur. As he did so he got more worried for his cousin.
All the bedrooms were empty, as was the bathroom. He glumly walked down to the kitchen and dining room, both of which were also empty.
He moved back into the front room where Duke Edelstein had taken a seat. The duke and his wife were both asleep and leaning on Gilbert who barely seemed awake, and Ludwig was sat ramrod straight with his eyes fixed on the pendulum of a mahogany grandfather clock, watching it as it swung back and forth.
As soon as Alfred entered the room, Ludwig turned to look at him, gently raising an eyebrow in question. Alfred shook his head and began to pace around the room.
The duke's wife, Elizabeta yawned, stretched using the opportunity to smush Gilbert's face with her hand, and then asked, "Will this Arthur fellow be alright with us staying here?"
Alfred turned to he and arranged an uneasy smile, "Well, your ladyship, Arthur is my cousin, I'm sure he'll be ok with us staying here for the night. However, I will need to talk to his brother, Alistair in the morning."
The duchess, uneasy on the prospect of staying in someone's house without express permission, nodded, it would have to do for now.