There's an ironic twist to her lips at his words. Technically and in summary, he's what they agreed on, yes. Put another way, he's the one Silas spent hours convincing Säde to agree to, and largely because he felt stronger about Cadogan as Jack than Säde did about her own top choice.

"I don't, I think, need to emphasise to you the importance of this post. And I do not wish to hear anything approaching concession. We're asking you because-" and that little twist again in her lips- "-we think you can handle it. But we- that is, I- don't want to give the post to someone who may not be able to handle it but believes we require him to." That's essentially what caused this meeting to be happening now, after all. "So I'm asking you again. Are you willing to take up the role of Jack of Diamonds?"