Inside the House - Dezire and Mateo
Rifling through the drawer Dezire finds a notebook, but not the one she was looking for. It has notes describing what must be experiments with metallic alloys. Having skaa mistings of some kind ingest the alloys and attempt to burn it (a necessary course, as digesting metal typically results in poisoning). She doesn't have time to read carefully though. Pocketing the book, Dezire closes the drawer and gets out of the study. She sneaks down the stairs, back into the east wing and slips into the bedroom.
Moments later, the guard and Mateo enter, "If there is anything else you need, just ask."
I can't make an action take less time than 1 beat, but I can have you arrive in the 'nick of time'
In the field - Hiram and Lynch
The skaa worker looks back up to Hiram and leans forward, "If you're here to cause trouble, it'll be us that bears the burden. Those most likely to have done what you did will be tortured and blamed." She starts to walk away, carrying on with her work, then turns back, "It's the guards, mostly the captain, and the lady of the house, who see to the whippings." offering an answer to Hiram's question. SHe continues, "While I should give you over to them to spare us the burden of your actions, I won't. They'd likely beat me too anyway."
That roll is a result of 2, which is greater than or equal to 1 so you succeed. You also got a 6, which is a nudge. Nudges can be spent to give yourself small benefits. As I noted before, if you get a nudge and have an idea of how you'd like it spent edit your post and let me know in green text. Otherwise, to speed things up, I'll spend nudges for you when I post the resolution of your action.
In this case, your nudge keeps the skaa quiet.