Welcome back Dean,
Playful one,
Please be aware that Mr Dean raises mice to feed the ferocious appetites of his pet raptors, or was it snakes? In any event, references to mousy hair or fur make him feel a bit guilty and he gets defensive.try not to take it too seriously.
I don't know, a girl's voice in distress, the first thing that leaps to my mind just isn't intruders; especially with no other female staff members in the house.
Mayhap curiosity would drive May to rise hurriedly and open the door hoping to determine the nature of the disturbance.
That way it is her own character flaw 'curiosity' that leads to her forced participation which is more complex and satisfying in a moral sense than mere blackmail of the bully lord.
Just a thought
Mad Lews