"Right, yes, course, so sorry -- you must have looked at all the rest of the place while I wasn't paying attention, were there any guards by the gates at the other end? No, don't look now, did you see any or not?"

He let go of her arm immediately on her pulling away, and is now standing with his own hands on his hips, head cocked down at her with an expression that's one part sarcastic inquiry and one part reproof.