[WV quickly sticks his sword in the cloth belt around his waist so that he can put both hands on PM's upper arms, and looks up at her]
PM! Oh, dear—PM, of course I will understand. I am sure the reason behind whatever it is you have done is a good and noble one, even if it were some sort of criminal offense, which it is happily not.
Please, do take careful breaths and tell me what has happened.