Serissia wrote...
Opps, I was reading more of the book and got distracted.
Anyhow, Cailan really is very much how he is present in the beginning. He's even like that as a small child at the end of The Stolen Throne. Cailan grew up listening to stories of his father's prowess from Mother Ailis. In turn even as a small child he was concerned about ever being able to live up to his father's reputation. Alistair was very much right when he says to the PC something along the lines of Cailan riding into battle with the Wardens because he thinks that's what his father would of done.
Maric was never really around for his son's early years (as I'm not sure if that changes after The Calling). Maric was crushed when Rowan died. He lost not only his wife but his best friend too. Loghain became more resentful of Maric after Rowan's death. At the beginning of The Calling Maric really has very little to live for.
See this is the problem I have with Loghain, Cailan and Rowan. Rowan and Loghain had a thing going, he fell in love with her and she him. But because Maric and Rowan had been promised to each other since basically day 1 there was no future for Rowan and Loghain because of once again the damn duty thing.
Cailan could have been Loghain's if duty wouldn't of interferred. I was kind of surprised that Loghain didn't have more compassion for Cailan because of the fact he was Rowan's, the woman he fell in love with and for him to do what he did in Ostagar was pretty shocking.
I wonder how tense life was for Cailan growing up with Loghain around, everytime he saw Cailan he probably couldn't help but see Rowan in the child's face. I don't know, it's something I've thought about here n there lol.