"Yes, I did, he seemed quite happy to see me." From the look in Tam's eyes, Kothar knew this would be a touchy subject to bring up, but he simply had to know what the situation of Ursten was.
"I'm worried about him, he looked as if he hadn't eaten in months, which is especially troubling since he would be the last person in the kingdom to worry about food." Kothar added, carefully watching Tam's face for his reaction, but the stern look had faded away, replaced with one of attentiveness.
"Yes, Rotan has been quite, hmm, troubled.'' The hesitation in Tam's voice was clear, he might be at the very head of one of the fiercest and most powerful armies that the isle had seen, but here he was, struggling to talk to his son about his own political machinations.
"Father, I must ask you, there are rumors that you have taken-'' Kothar decided that he would ask Tam outright, but was interrupted by Tam before he could finish talking.
