'Perhaps not, but when it comes to my son's guardian I need to think more long term than this war. I assume I can trust that you would not deny my son the same protection you're offering him now, just because I was gone. Verity would not try to remove him from a place where he is safe while there was still danger.'
He took another sip of tea, the heat surprisingly enough making him feel better if not good. 'I will come,' he said simply. I prefer to keep working.' He more than preferred it, he needed it, desperately.