[There's a strain of understanding to her tone. She's thankful he does understand.]

I can imagine so.

[Given his role his trying times must be harder than her own ... or so she thinks at least. The problems of a noble can't be the same as the problems of royalty.]

When I say inadequate though ... people wish for results, not ideals. I am happy to put my ideals to action of course but things are never quite that easy.

[She's quick to wave a fuzzy mental image hand here.]

Not that I think they ever would be easy. Sometimes though when you arrive too late or your actions aren't enough ...

[Well. That's what she means by inadequate. She won't delve into how she herself is inadequate of course, that's a bit much to dig into even if she could.]