*grins and pushes his hair back off his forehead with the palm of his hand* As close as father and son can be, I guess. I am his only son and heir, so he spends more time with me than most, but...

*shrugs* He was a trusted fellow of the old King, and with the upheaval after his death, he has more pressing matters than me. Which is why I was going to the monastery, in Jerusalem. To study. *laughs, low and rich*

I guess I got more than I bargained for, in the learning department.