I was magically bound to Brion as a young child, and the knowledge of how to unlock the Halden potential - his sort of magic - was given to me then. Why me is....

The simple answer is that my family was nobility and openly Deryni, already.

[ The more complicated answer involved speculation as to just why his eyes were a shade often called 'Haldane gray', but that was not something he was--

Not going into right now.

he stops for a moment and eats some of his food and takes a drink from his glass. ]

I should like it because if there is no change things continue to be terrible for Deryni. It needs to change. Changing and challenging it are right.

[ Then a smile. ] I'd miss you too, Caleb.