I'm not sure what your options are, but here's what I've come up with:
The reason for our tardiness was because we got stuck in traffic.
Writing notes in a private journal
More appeals to the values of kings to persuade them not to impoverish their subject since more appeals to kings by pointing out that mistreatment of the populace is the fastest road to <span>revolution. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day ahead!</span>