"You chose the correct one," Nathaniel says, voice a bit chilly though not completely ice just yet. "Frankly, had you sent word, you would have left me with the task of telling Alistair about it. At least this way the amount of complaining I have to hear about it has been cut as short as absolutely possible."

For the past twelve years, Nathaniel has seen Loghain as Rendon Howe's chief enabler. It's not a pretty title, but it is of utmost importance now that Nathaniel make that resentment as low a priority as possible. Alistair cannot be rational about Loghain. Nathaniel can. This is why they work together, two men with different capabilities and, for the most part, different baggage. Nathaniel lost a father and a brother in Loghain's war, but he can deal with this. And because he can, he must.

"Very well. Give me your report, Warden."