He smiled softly, before nodding as if he expected that, his expression returning to unreadability. "And would you rather someone else have a stronger hold on me? Patronage is quite an honor, and the sponsored is rarely required to think when the patron 'asks' for something. It would be quite... unfortunate to have someone else manage to trick me into accepting their offer at patronage, or myself misspeaking and binding to them. I was merely putting the option forward, ma'am, that it be an unofficial arrangement with Blossom being hinted as being my patron, to be publicly corrected and announced if I succeed. This would keep someone else from getting it, and the power structure might shift quite suddenly otherwise, depending on who I ended up with.<br/><br/>My apologies, I went on a tangent. I merely wished to show my full support of the ruler of the Court, but if you would rather I put myself behind a possible rival, I will do so for your pleasure."