Contending For The Throne

"Ha," Bors snorted, nearly spilling his wine when he heard Loman say he wanted to contend for the Lothian throne. "A little late for that, don't you think, Priest Loman?" Bors said pointedly. "You've sworn your life to your Church. What do you have to do with the succession at this point?"

"Just because I wear the Church's robes at the moment, Father," Loman said in an attempt to separate himself from his father's distrust of the Church. "That doesn't mean I've ceased to be your son. That doesn't mean I stopped caring about the people of Lothian March. In fact, it's the opposite." Seeing that his father was listening with no intention to interrupt, Loman continued pressing his point.