Well, there were those half-truths...coupled with the fact that there was nobody to challenge her for the throne until some bastard child of Maric's meandered out of the woodwork. And of course Loghain sort of...took a bit of the reigns after Cailan's death.

She closed her book with a snap and it's dropped harshly on the side table next to the couch as she turned to finally look at him. "Then as King why don't you tell me what vastly important things you did. I am certain they're far more interesting."

Was that deflection? It might be.

Okay it was.