[ he gives a single nod to the first question, quiet as Hob takes that moment to process. ]

I was not the intended target of the spell that had been cast. Burgess sought to capture my sister in order to demand the return of his son that died in the war. I had the misfortune of being weak at the moment the spell was being cast, and I could not refuse the summons into the trap he had laid.

[ he's just going for one question at a time for now. ]