I think Felix is a monarchist in that he hasn't considered any other form of government; this is just how things are. And so like, the king's gratitude is probably a pretty good thing to have, yeah? Sure.
Another thing I eventually stopped doing was drawing someone's features when they're behind hair. Also shading the insides of everyone's mouths because it looks really weird when they're white and I don't know why I didn't do that from the start???