Roland's arrival inside the townhouse coincided with Sigrid's questioning? Rather than venture inside, he hid behind the doors and gestured for his men to keep a distance. His wife was a puzzle to him, he had come in search of her to discuss the ball and become even more confused.
All the old employees at the townhouse had been fired, new faces replaced them, people he did not know. People, whose body language was not that of ordinary servants, their watchful eyes and footsteps were similar to spies and knights.
The men were no different from the women, he had entered the house to question his wife, only to overhear her loud angry voice demanding for respect. He peeked inside and then hid, using his magic as a cover, his knights held everyone else back from venturing into the drawing room.