It is an ominous statement and one that draws her focus like a blow. She stares at him and concern darts across her face. He has a hunted look about him and his head is bowed. She draws him forward and sets his head upon her shoulder.

"How dire is the circumstance?"

It is a polite way to ask--do they need to leave? Has he been found out and will he be treated poorly. He has come to her in the middle of the night, it would make sense that flight was his goal. She will leave, without pause, if he needs her to.

"Are you safe?"

He would not be popular if his deeds were found out, it is a feeling she knows well.