"It is not always a choice that a father can make," Merek offers with a sympathetic smile. He can see that this is not an easy subject for Galahad, so he seeks to soothe the other knight's worries by speaking more of his own past. "It was not always my father's intention to stay home with us as he did. He took ill shortly after my sister was born and when he recovered, he was no longer fit for battle. Our Lord King bid him move the family to Camelot and act as an adviser, which allowed him the time to stay with us. Even then, I was not allowed much time with him or the rest of my family after I was squired to another of His Majesty's knights, and so we all took great care to make the most of what time we had together."
Perhaps that will not ease Galahad's mind as much as Merek hopes, but he offers the truth freely so that the heir apparent might not think his life so charmed as he might have first described it to be. Quickly setting aside all of the firewood in his arms, Merek turns to Galahad and places a hand gently on his unlikely friend's shoulder. "No matter what may have happened in your past, you are still a good man, Sir Galahad. There is no one in court who does not speak fondly of you, his Majesty and Lord Lancelet above all others. You have earned their respect and they offer their love freely, even if it is not always offered visibly."
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Date: 2016-09-05 06:58 pm (UTC)Perhaps that will not ease Galahad's mind as much as Merek hopes, but he offers the truth freely so that the heir apparent might not think his life so charmed as he might have first described it to be. Quickly setting aside all of the firewood in his arms, Merek turns to Galahad and places a hand gently on his unlikely friend's shoulder. "No matter what may have happened in your past, you are still a good man, Sir Galahad. There is no one in court who does not speak fondly of you, his Majesty and Lord Lancelet above all others. You have earned their respect and they offer their love freely, even if it is not always offered visibly."