"You accepted such orders from Elene." never in his life had he felt more absurd. He only wanted to scare Evangeline. Tell her that she was trapped and only he could help her. He was just an inch away from breaking her. But… he shook his head.
"She is neither the monique dowager nor she was my wife. What made you think you all can leave because she told you so?" he scoffed when the knights looked at each other.
"The lady said it is your wish."
"......." the grim look on their faces told him that they were speaking truth.
"The lady said that you are touched by our sincerity and want to give us a day off. You have called other knights to guard for the day and we can take leave. There is no one at the palace anyway except the couple. We… we apologize for being fooled, my lord." the man spoke solemnly when Harold laughed. He laughed hard, confusing all of them.
