Just after arriving at the Duke's Tower, a hand over Rochelle's mouth when she was in a lapse of judgment and practically seeing red, was sobering enough for her to realize that she had gained quite the audience.
Already exhausted from two days of travel with a child as energetic as Arne who had no desire to stay put, she was already at the edge of her patience.
What set her off further was the knight who stopped her carriage and tried to prevent her from going into the castle. Luckily, she had told him her piece and he was powerless to stop her. She dared him to face her husband and, knowing the position Arthur held in the knighthood, she already knew that no one would dare anger his wife more than she already was.
