So I have some advice for the receptionist mercenary who has been a mercenary for 15 years and not had that kind of encounter:
Get a gun, maybe a protective vest, and go for a walk in the infamously bad 3rd district (or whatever it's called). 1 hour, every day. I give it 2 months before you're married.
Seriously, if it's common sense not to save a girl in trouble, it can't be that a rare of an occurrence. Is it a bit underhanded? Yeah, but something tells me the girl won't mind considering the alternative.