Ask the servant questions about why you were brought here.
From Create Your Own Story
"You! You are the head servant here are you not?"
The servant looks at you with surprise. "I am."
"The telegram I received mentioned a 'situation of life or death'. You wouldn't happen to know anything of the matter would you?"
The servant looks indignant that you would even ask him such a thing. "I do not deal with such things, I am simply property of my Master. You will have to ask him about such things."
You press him a little harder. "Come now. You would be a terrible Head of Staff if you weren't intimately aware of everything that happens between these walls. Don't play the fool."
He gets a close to a glare as his lowly status will allow. "If you are suggesting I do not respect the privacy of my employers you insult me madam. I would ask that you drop the subject for your own sake."
You don't like his tone but it's clear he isn't going to be any help.
