Halicos was going to put him forward. He wants to keep his own knight in Fatmilak (sorry Corin 
)
This, imo, is the worst part of estates, and I'm surprised nobody spoke of this open secret before.
It drives people in power to keep the people down the ladder where they are, as it gives them directly something to lose by having these people promoted.
I personally always have to repeat to myself that "it will make him a stronger ally than he is a servant" to remind myself that it's in my best interests to part with a knight (most of the time) to send him off for a promotion, but it *always* feels like I'm shooting myself in the foot. And I hate the feeling every time, I shouldn't feel penalized for helping knights get promotions...
