Josephine stayed where she was, nodding in agreement to his statement. The room wasn't brightly lit, but by the dull glow of the lights she could see the full extent on the bruise that she had seen earlier. It was not from the fight, she knew that. Then who could have stuck him? She kept the question to herself though, not wanting to upset him by asking. He soon fixed his mask in place again and strode to the door, peeking out to check if the coast was clear. When he turned and smiled and offered out his arm again, Josephine knew it was safe.<span style="font-style: italic">"Shall we?"</span>"We shall." She took his arm again and followed him out of the stuffy little library. The noise of talking and music filled her ears again, but this time it wasn't so much of a bother.