GREITZER
They are silent, your Highness.
Brief pause.
COMMANDER
Again turning to the door.
Please investigate this, Lieutenant.
He advances a step to the door, then stops. There is a commotion behind the windows—a noise and the sound of voices. The word "water" is repeated frequently. The noise keeps growing, turning at times into a loud roar.
What is that?
All turn to the window. An officer, bareheaded, rushes in excitedly, his hair disheveled, his face pale.
OFFICER