He listened, his head bowed, clearly considering the words, before looking up, and directly at her. "I must, regretfully, refuse the initial wording."<br/><br/>He let the shocked silence reign for a couple seconds, before continuing, cutting off the sudden and rising fury. "My people swore to never serve only one person again, after a war against an unjust ruler murdered hundreds of thousands of us. I request, instead of only serving the Queen, to instead serve the royals and advisers, to be the sword and shield of the entire Court."<br/><br/>It was a slight reinterpretation of the Declaration of Independence, but it was a legitimate one, from a certain point of view. However, it WOULD be in line with his promise to Leanansidhe and the Princess, while still maintaining the core portions of the vow, as well as allowing the Crone to put her two cents into a situation if she wanted. It would be, from his view point, an ideal situation, as well as allowing him to provide a more accurate solution to the problem, as he couldn't get the same viewpoints that the royals and advisers could, and it WOULD, while decreasing his credit with the Queen, boost it with the rest. He hoped.