"I have a son. We've been ...separated for quite some time. I've been attempting to find him myself and I've managed to get this close. I know he's here in this city. I don't know where in the city and certain things are interfering with my ability to properly search him out further here. Thus I would like to hire your services in locating him for me."
That should hopefully be enough elaboration for the other man about this task. He didn't want to get into too much depth of detail. Not here where he couldn't be certain they wouldn't be overheard by someone or something. Going into just what was interfering with his ability to continue his search himself might possibly threaten his continued existence. Not something he cared to court when he was this close to finding his son again. Which would be why he still held onto the cane and had even modified it to hold a fitting weapon to use against those who would do him harm, here in this city where his magic sometimes chose to desert him.
Though sometimes he wondered if his continued efforts toward finding his son were wise. What would his boy, no doubt now a man, think of what his father was now? He banished such thoughts shortly after they arose though, he swore he'd find him and he would eventually. It didn't matter what his boy thought of him so long as he got the chance to tender his apology and the declaration that he did love him even still to this day.
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That should hopefully be enough elaboration for the other man about this task. He didn't want to get into too much depth of detail. Not here where he couldn't be certain they wouldn't be overheard by someone or something. Going into just what was interfering with his ability to continue his search himself might possibly threaten his continued existence. Not something he cared to court when he was this close to finding his son again. Which would be why he still held onto the cane and had even modified it to hold a fitting weapon to use against those who would do him harm, here in this city where his magic sometimes chose to desert him.
Though sometimes he wondered if his continued efforts toward finding his son were wise. What would his boy, no doubt now a man, think of what his father was now? He banished such thoughts shortly after they arose though, he swore he'd find him and he would eventually. It didn't matter what his boy thought of him so long as he got the chance to tender his apology and the declaration that he did love him even still to this day.