Taking her out to play

It was past 7 pm when Ryle came back from work. The men who were guarding the mansion looked at each other, the shock evident in their eyes. Since when did their Boss start following the conventional rules of the world and worked in a 9-5 format. 

Not even 9. They had seen him leaving the place at around noon. 

They composed themselves and greeted him when he walked past them. 

Other might not know, but Locke who had seen the man growing up into a boy in front of his own eyes could gauge what was happening even if Ryle himself did not notice it. The man had found himself a woman who caught his interest and he seemed to be more or less bewitched. 

He did not if it was a good thing or bad.