there was a sudden crash, and then a woman's screams rang through the night.
help me, michae!rupert of heentzau!
those were the words that i had written for antoinette! but these were screams of real fear and soon i heard shouts and the sound of fighting from antoinette,s room. then rupert appeared at the window.
his back was towards me,but he was fighting at the duke's side! how could he open the door for sapt now?
more of the duke's men had run to the room and the noise of the fighting grew louder.