"Wha-what?" she stammered out in visible shock, completely taken aback by what she had just heard, even more surprised to hear Frank speak again as he stepped in front of her, speaking louder to the guards who looked just as stunned as she did."Open the gates and let her leave. The Lord's lover is not a prisoner!" he ordered the guards. Some of them looked like they would like to argue, but Frank's expression left no room for it as the main two guards by the gates immediately bowed their heads before going ahead to do as they were ordered.
"What time will you return?" Frank turned around to ask Violet, who hadn't in the slightest expected her leaving to be so easy.
"Do you need a guard?" Frank gently asked, even as she immediately shook her head with a hint of a smile on her face as she responded.