"Just as long as they do not openly insult Pel? I don't care a whit." He lifted his shoulders in a shrug, "I am as political as I need to be, Lady LeBlanc. I don't relish it, I don't enjoy it. But I know Pel and I have rules to observe and people to think of. As long as they do not press, then I shall let everything slide."

Anything else would need to be dealt with, swiftly. And ... intelligently.