"You already have," came a caring response. Giving him a gentle push and then resting his hands on Alistar's shoulders, Caedmon adopted a grateful look. "I lost my wife soon after your mother was sent off to marry your father. I'll admit that I had never been so despondent in my life, a sort of sadness that I thought would last forever. That is, until Alder found you on the Winding Road and brought you here to our home.