haha. thanks. The favor system could have been made more clear as to how is worked. I don't think there are enough clues to really figure it out in the game as it stands. Maybe you can verify how close you were but *spoiler* the king has one of three moods, you can tell based on his portrait, you have to match the right response with his mood to get a stamp. (example blame + angry = stamp), you can choose to wait and the king will shift moods. However, you want to make sure your version of the report gets through that helps Norfolk or Cromwell, that is the only way to gain favor is to get a stamp! There is a secret ending if you tell only the truth.