[His house guest welcomes him back with a smile, brushing a bit of imaginary dust off the table for him to place the tea upon. It smelled nice and fragrant- a good choice. Another surprising thing from a King. Interesting, interesting...]

Is it really "overboard" if you are fighting desperately for a cause... ?

[She had not been doing that, and she had no intention of pretending otherwise. If the citizens of Highstorm wanted to resent her for her casual seeming approach to the faction conflict, they were free to.]

The more explosive outcome, well. That sounded like an accident to me.

[She read the papers, which had made quite a fuss over that one, but...]

Are you alright, after that?

[She sounds genuinely interested, perhaps even concerned.]