"I am," Percy answer. "Antonin was expressing his desire to be elsewhere and I assured him that he could go without insulting anyone."
He really didn't know all the connections between the different families. He knew that no amount of work could teach him those. He did his best by knowing the current alliances and only when they had a baring on politics. "Antonin is Morag's husband, the grand wedding that kept me out of the office for quite a long time." He still hadn't forgive Morag for that.