['Not his style'? Oh no no no--]

I don't live where you do sure, but I study cultures, kingdoms-- Empires, just like yours! And I know firsthand how tough it is to run a Kingdom, to have so many people depending on you. Looking to you for protection and guidance.

[Hint hint.]

And besides, you can't just let your adviser handle everything! That just makes you some kind of... [He gestures in the air a moment, as if turning over the gears in his head to come up with the right word:] ...Figurehead!