I'm well aware that I acted correctly. [Even if she's internally screaming over half of the things she did.]
And even knowing that, now it seems preposterous to ever have believed I'd have a right to issue orders to you. Purely from that perspective an apology should be in order. [Shakes her head.] M-my point is, certainly no one can be accountable for their actions these past... [days? weeks? years?] for as long as this lasted. Did Merlin ask you to forward his apologies?
[Hidden agenda: she really doesn't want anyone to think she has anything in common with who she was back then. Ahem.]