If Jaina had been by herself, she would have probably continued her way through the city and not really given much of a care about some random men being held outside. After all, who knew what people actually were? Thieves, murderers, rapists, all of the above- there were enough of those in the world; she had dealt with many of the like. However, in the two days she had spent with this group, while perhaps not the most ideal company, she knew they were the sort that were probably good to have on ones side during trying times like these.
Besides, she was quite sure these guards didn't really care much about what they were, just what they had on them. Greedy bastards, though as a runway mercenary with a mark on her head, she wasn't one to judge too much. Still, it was an annoyance that people from her group were stuck being bullied. It didn't seem as if Lorcan's words made much of a difference to the guards, and while she could certainly give credit that he tried, it wasn't surprising to her that it had been in vain.
Truth be told, if she'd had a silver or two she would have flung it at them and let them be happy. However, runaway prisoners didn't normally carry much in the way of coins, and she certainly hadn't had the time to procure any in the two days she'd been free. She sighed softly, hearing what the blond woman had to say. Her ploy could work, that was for sure, though if it backfired, the guards would probably think the Lady had goods on her that they could take in lieu of coin.
For the time being, Jaina would simply observe. There was nothing she could do without further agitating the situations, and if luck was on their side, Emmaline's lie would be sufficient for the unfortunate ones in their group to move forward. And if not... well, they would worry about that then, she supposed. She'd bet there were plenty of ways to sneak in if someone how an imaginative and creative mind. Perhaps she would help as well?