"Well, I'm certain as he gets older he will make you regret those words. Young boys can be quite... opinionated. Imriel once paid a boy from the street to wear his cloak on a departing vessel so that he might hide himself and stow away with me and my party. I didn't know whether to be vexed or proud of the child for his forethought in arranging a decoy." Ah, Imriel, the child of my heart, I would never forget the stubborn look on his face as Joscelin and I tried to determine what we should do about his deception. I could only pray that the price I would face would not be too steep.