He suspected it was less diplomacy and more the flat, almost bland stare she leveled with the few female Fae he did speak to that weren't the Queen or Lady. He gave the Queen a half bow this time instead of the normal nod, before continuing to mingle. She knew he was going to wait a bit, let the crowd loosen up, get a few of those sticky parts of the tale less so. He needed this to work out at least a bit, else he might lose what respect he had. Not losing that was important. Still, about halfway through the Court was when he approached the throne area, and waited for the Queen to allow him to start, before using the traditional epic opener for the Fae, words nearly as old as the Court positions themselves. He was halfway through his story, having just landed in the middle of the living spells, when he suddenly wasn't sure if he had waited for the Queen to finish because it was his choice, or because the Knight did not interrupt the Queen.