Mable was feeling a bit defeated. She wondered why she even wanted to try with this job. It was as she feared, a power position with no power. She was just a puppet, nothing more.
She slowed her racing mind before speaking, "Your Grace, Madcap has a naturally loud voice so I didn't realize it had gone beyond what he could handle. I also trusted that the Herald would maintain a professional atmosphere and deescalate the situation. I was wrong in both thoughts. I also was unsure as to why the questioning was going on during court. As the Herald speaks for you when you are not there, I had to assume that he was pressing the questions on your behalf. Again, I am guessing that I was wrong with that thinking."
"I seem to be wrong on many accounts. I thought that if a situation was calmed easily it should be done. I used the term formal complaints because that is the jargon of my job. I will not use it again as it seems to not be a thing here." Mable took in a slow breath and let it out.
"Madcap told me after, he felt like he couldn't remove himself safely at that point. I believe him on that, I understand the feeling and the situation. As I said, I told him next time to disengage sooner and walk away even if in a conversation with a court official. As for the united front, I will provide that next time or simply walk away quietly. Is that a permissible thing to do, to walk away quietly?"
"Herald, while I should be aware of how you meant it, even though I can not read minds. You should have been aware of how your words looked. I gave you an out to offer a boon to Madcap instead of me. I said very simply that I could not accept boons for doing my job from anyone because they look like a bribe. I stand by that. Even when Madcap offered a boon to me as an apology I didn't accept it because it could be seen as a bribe. Now this may mean that I am not looking at boons correctly. And I freely admit I don't get them. I have lived away from others for far too long to understand them, but I am learning. Also, yes I had planned all along to go back and discuss the behavior with Madcap. You needed to trust me when I said I would take it into consideration. But again you pressed too hard. You pushed me onto the defensive. I am not trying to be disrespectful to you right now, I know it may seem that way, but I'm not. I just want you to understand that perhaps pushing others to be defensive is not going to get the questions answered. You made me look like I was a child who didn't deserve this position." Mable stopped she just stopped. No one was going to understand in here.
"Your Grace, I do have a question about using the meeting rooms. You have said in the past the was absolutely no using meeting rooms during court. Has that rule now change?"
Mable was now quiet and would take whatever punishment that was coming her way. After all that was all she knew here was punishment for speaking.