"It is what you said you wanted," Norrell begins, a little hesitant. He feels an odd sort of guilt about it all, but he is bound by oaths himself. He could not simply of told Simon what it entails. He had hoped the warnings would have been enough, but... so it is. "You will have many resources at your fingertips. The position is an honourable one."

And also one that is feared, for good reason. Though in the end, of course, Simon has a degree of choice at least in how he carries out orders. Mostly. Sometimes.