"You'd think that. And, well, it is, but... he's the Emperor. I get to be only mildly paranoid about how I interact with you, because I don't rule three planets. The Emperor can't take the risk that you might secretly be scamming us about how this whole system works. I don't think you are, he doesn't think you are, I'm not even sure Eleven actually thinks you are, but security is security and... the magical unilateral liege relationships are an especially upsetting possibility, I think."