Marietta looked down. "If I had known that it was you, I wouldn't have-I apologise for my behaviour, Jayne. I will try to be more pleasant to you in the future." Whether she truly meant it or not wasn't entirely clear, but Marietta wasn't above being nice to someone she didn't like if it meant getting something out of it. She knew what she was meant to do.
"I can do it. Anything you require, Lady. I know I can!" Her voice was firm yet revering-anyone who had met Marietta had probably never heard her speak this way before to anyone, but of course they'd never seen her in front of the most powerful witch in their world, either.