"None of this is a bit your fault it is my fathers. " He ran his hand through her hair gently before pulling back so no one would see.  "and you are the most capable woman I have ever laid my eyes upon...far from helpless."  he moved back toward the couch as per her orders when she had been clucking at him and fussing over him like an old mother hen.  The thought made him smile a little it was adorable and he liked how she made such a fuss it let him know how much she cared.  "In a few days we will have you secured and I should be good enough to go infiltrate the castle and check the security and alertness..."