Then he rushed into the room his wife's voice was coming from and said something to the effect that the office demanded his presence.

I looked at him and waited to hear the reason for him demanding my presence.

"If I might ask, why did you demand my presence?"

The Durandal had demanded his presence here but hadn't said why, which was never a good sign.

At the moment, however, another task demanded his presence.

Or it might have been Set, the amulet demanding his presence at the final hour.

At least there was no urgent business demanding their presence elsewhere.

I can demand your presence at all our conferences.

It was the first time Sharina had heard the king speak since he demanded their presence before him.

He perceived, also, that there was a lack of vigorous leadership among those managers which demanded his presence.