Kabron Tedrim freezes as if someone put a knife to his throat. "Is... is that so?" He tries to smile, but his

Kabron Tedrim freezes as if someone put a knife to his throat. "Is... is that so?" He tries to smile, but his eyes are fearful. "I d-doubt, baron, that anything you heard concerned me... my family name is a common one... I've so many relatives, I know not a quarter of them..." He clears his throat.