It wasn't a place Achilles spike have caught himself in for any other purpose than this. He could sense Patroclus' uncomfortableness, but he didn't pander to that feeling by making it obvious.
He shook his head. It was no time to explain why they were here or his place. He kept his grip on her hand so not to drop her from his sight.
"Would you like me to go in first?" he asked Patroclus, positioning Polyxena between them so to act as a shield.