Secret bowed politely, riding somewhere between terror and bizarrely calm acceptance. On the one hand, she was used to being unpopular, on the other, the people aggravated at her usually weren't quite so heavily armed. Or numerous. There usually wasn't a handy disposal pit nearby either. "I-I apologize if there is an issue, officer...?" She guessed at his title, "...but I had good cause to believe the man is innocent of the crime he's being punished for. If he is indeed guilty of a... a truly heinous crime, I will be happy to undo the damage and you can throw him back in." Glancing at Jack, though the gesture went unobserved under her hood, she continued. "Also, the decision to hamper the execution was mine alone, so please extend any required punishments or fines to only me."