"I called you all in because I had something to say. Before that, Vincent".
He rotated his eyes and fell his gaze on Vincent. As he did not know what to say or what to expect of Mikeal, Vincent did not return eye contact.
"I am not going to punish you, nor am I going to rebuke you for what you did. You stood up for me, something I was not able to do for myself. And for that, I appreciate".
As he heard Mikeal compliment him on a job well done, Vincent let out a prideful grin.
"But!". Says Mikeal, shutting down that ego of his before it gets inflated any further.
"Next time, do not speak out of line. Not to the nobles and certainly not to the king. Irrespective of what is. Do you understand".
He went through troubles that he should not have had to go through. Requesting favours from his father is one of the don't's he would have liked to preserve on his list for as long as possible.
