When the Guardsman who couldn't save her comes to beg for a favour, she is hesitant, outraged, and refuses. When he tells her that woman's life is at stake, she agrees.
Marked to blend in with his people, Yna is going to pretend to love a man she resents in order to save his sister from public execution if her secret is discovered. It is a good thing that she used to be in show business.