"You wouldn't have hurt me, the pain would have been kissed away by you." Josephine lifted her gaze, even in the darkness beneath the blanket. "You would have been gentle and patient. I know this is true, as you still love me... even if I am ruined goods... You cherish the White Rose even after it has been made impure. Others would have cast it aside, but you have not given up hope." She shifted so that they were both laying on their side, chest to chest though very lightly.