Re: Malfoy Manor
"Not at all my Lord," Severus murmured, "we are in perfect understanding."
He listened to Voldemort's final pronouncement with a sense of quiet relief. He had no compunction about killing the man if he had to, but with the amount of death and destruction likely to occur by the time Voldemort's grand plans drew to a close, he'd prefer to save as much bloodshed as possible in the immediate future.
He once again offered a slight nod of deference in the Dark Lord's direction. "Consider it already done, my Lord."
He waited for a moment, knowing that to leave without Voldemort's dismissal would be foolhardy indeed.