He glances down at their hands with a glint of warm amusement before saying, "No, you were. So you don't fall over."

That said, he is going to cast Sanctuary on Neal now that he's thinking about it, because it can't hurt. It also gives him a few seconds to put his answer together.

"Patia is...very politically connected." Spoken with the rhythm of extreme understatement. "She's also one of the most skilled enchanters in the city."