Beyond those, there was politics and optics. Politics, in how Lieutenant Violetta had sent a complaint, at the Royal Engineer's request, regarding Kilfeather's behaviour during his 'Pas de Sabots' at Newstirrup Bridge -- an event that Hoofstrong herself had orchestrated to further her political aims. Best-case, she did it without knowing about Kilfeather's personal proclivities and is (or will be) disappointed to hear what he tried to pull. That would lend some sympathy to the court-martial case. Worst-case, Hoofstrong didn’t care if the Lieutenant was a bastard, and didn’t like the resulting interference in her objectives. 