"You could have said this at the meeting," Oliver said. "You need not have waited until here."
"…And have Hod pick apart my motivates with that scalpel of a mind that he has? He would have pointed out that I am being overly cautious with you, and he would not be wrong. I recognize it in myself. I have already lost one son to this High King. To lose you would be to lose another. I gave you the pin, didn't I, Oliver? You are kin. If I am harsh on you, then it the harshness of a father to his son. Understand it, and forgive me. Do not be so quick to rebel against me. I do not act to make your life miserable."
"I understand, General," Oliver said.
