[He tilted his head, casting his gaze aside for a a short time as he considered the thought. If Claudia knew, she never mentioned it to him, but he had a suspicion that she thought her son the legitimate child of her husband, if for no other reason than to preserve the family line.]

In truth, I will never be sure if she knew. I've lived a long, long life, but I've never once fathered offspring until my son came along. I may not have known that he was my own until... [Again, he hesitated, for the first time in a long time, felt a nervousness creep in on him, despite the easy smile on his features.] Well. He started seeing things he shouldn't have.