That may involve currying a certain amount of favor with the monarchs. [He's not sure he can bow his head and lie like that. He is honorable, Unseelie or not.] They brought us here, and they can send us back-- but their terms can change at any moment. Remind the others of that, and perhaps...

[He finishes the rest of that pastry quickly. Food and politics. This is the norm for them.]

How much empty territory exists?