"Not scheming, exactly. I just... you need not be stuck here with her. I trust her not, but I trust in you. I merely wanted to offer." Josephine knew that it may be troublesome if their guest got word out that she was being ignored. Maybe she could have Raoul go in her stead, and she says with Beatrix. "I am sure the townspeople will not mind if the king shows up the place of the queen. Either way, the problem is seen to."