" 'Tis not your fault." Josephine shook her head at his second apology. "Do not bother, I knew you were faking it. You didn't want me hurt." She snuck a quick kiss to his lips before glancing over her shoulder in the direction the guards had gone. Still no sign. "No matter what they do, you have to keep up your act. They may let you out if you do, and escape to tell the rest if they haven't figured out our capture. I know they will not be gentle to me. But please, do not give yourself away."