Hardly. I'm nobody quite as important as her bodyguard.

[ He shrugs with a carefully neutral expression, as if he's indifferent, though really, there are certain parts here that he dislikes speaking about. ]

The Phantomhive family has served the royal family for generations. We are the nobleman that look over the underworld and maintain the balance there. When someone steps out of line, we take care of it. We have always investigated unusual cases of serial killing, kidnap, and murder that Scotland Yard could not hope to solve. That is the duty of my family and my family alone. So when my father died, the duty would fall to me once I decided to take the title. I simply chose to take it younger than most.