"I would never try that with you, dear, no need to worry about that." Percy said, gently patting her arm. While he was capable of doing anything to save people, he wouldn't taunt Chauvelin to shoot Marguerite. He'd sooner reveal himself as the Pimpernel than risk Marguerite being hurt. Hell, he'd even fake his own death sooner than watch Marguerite suffer. Which is what he'd done in their world. He'd faked his death to gain the upperhand and then save the day at the last moment.
So then settling into the next episode was...not what Percy expected at all. At least it wasn't what he would've expected from this Percy. Finally, the man donned a disguise. Really, how could one expect to be the Pimpernel and not have disguises? Perhaps it could be assumed he was in disguise off-screen, but that didn't really mean much because they weren't seeing it. Which meant that if someone watching this had no prior knowledge of their story, they wouldn't know that disguises were even needed until now. Really. How was one supposed to get around France during the revolution without a proper disguise?
Then came a turn Percy did not see coming at all. The return home only to find Marguerite had died in childbirth. And then that Percy didn't even take his daughter, he just walked away. Percy blinked at that, really unable to even comprehend that reaction. And the burning of Marguerite's dresses. Oh he understood the grief, but he didn't understand why he was pointedly ignoring his daughter. And, you know, his wife was dead. Percy couldn't even imagine what it would be like if he lost Marguerite, and he didn't want to imagine his life without her.
Percy was having some immense difficulty dealing with the show now. Aside from a couple instances in the first episode, there was no mention whatsoever of Marguerite, which he really didn't understand. In fact, it made him quite upset. If, God forbid, his Marguerite died, he wouldn't just not mention her at all. Though he might shut the world out for a time, but that was a different matter entirely than simply not talking about Marguerite. His wife meant everything to him, and he wouldn't simply just not talk about her. Percy may be British and sometimes keep his emotions close to him, but really, the one in this adaptation of their lives seemed to be taking it to an extreme. In fact, that Percy seemed so stone-faced about the whole thing that he hoped the man was keeping his emotions close because if he wasn't and was really moving on this quickly, he was going to personally go find the writers and smack them around a bit.
Well, okay, maybe not because that might be a very bad idea. But still. That sentiment stood.
And what was with that kiss? No, really, what? Percy wasn't comprehending it, and hoped it wasn't a sign that that Percy was moving on that quickly because that was just wrong on so very many levels. While he and Marguerite had been estranged, he hadn't done anything like that because he loved Marguerite that much. He wasn't even positive he could move on if he ever did lose her. Which he certainly hoped he didn't because he didn't want to see himself go down that path thank you very much.
Then came the whole thing with Robepierre's daughter. Which got slightly convoluted, but everyone came out alive in the end. And Percy was glad to see that this Percy hadn't moved on and had just been keeping his emotions close to heart. But really, that was the only mention of Marguerite save for when she died. That really didn't sit right with him at all. He really really hated it, to be frank. That was not how he would react to Marguerite's death at all. And he certainly wouldn't have ignored his own daughter's existence either. Yes it would no doubt hurt to have the daughter and not Marguerite, but he wouldn't ignore the child because of it. Which was really the only explanation he had for how that Percy behaved.