I always liked Charles a great deal. He was a very smart man. Though your mother...*shakes his head* She had her reasons for her belief in Nathan. Her fault was not seeing the different strength in you.

*very softly, brushing a kiss across his temple* I am sorry....



ooc: GAH. He's all "it's because Arthur was weak and she loved me better and you weren't mine, but I'm glad you're not my blood, 'cause you can be mine in other ways, but if you'd been my blood, you wouldn't be so insecure and feel so unwanted now!" and then he flails.