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Lord Athanar looked at Thornden closely and thought then that he was speaking the truth.
"As long as it is not common knowledge - and as long as it stays that way - I have no reason to punish you in public. And what you said about the men of the Mead Hall defending lady Saeryn and all that has made me having second thoughts on my sources of information... I will get the truth of what happened back then, but it is not something I can get into right now, or something that should endanger the integrity of the Mead Hall we seem to be building up, even if ever so slowly."
He pushed Thornden's shoulder lightly and took his hand away from it. "I still don't like the fact that you lied to me, but I'm getting to understand why you did it. If what you say is true I could forgive you also outside the public eye. But that is pending for now..." He took a glance around to see no one was hearing them.
"But like I've said before, I like your frankness and fearlesness. Those are qualities of a good leader. If you serve me with all those qualities I can see budding in you this will be a small matter in the end."
Lord Athanar looked at Thornden with a slight smile. "So how will we enter master Thornden? In good terms or in bad ones?"
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