"Boy, when's your tramp of a mother gonna choose a new husband?" "Don't you dare call my mother a tramp!"

Being the only parent in Telemachus' life for the first 21 years had made him be closer to you than ever. That means, he would always be near you, whenever you left your room, he'd be right by your side (plus the guards). It's not that he didn't trust you by yourself, it's just that he didn't trust the 108 suitors living in that palace.

So, when you got sick with a very harsh cold, he never left your side. Even if you had some healers at the palace, he insisted on giving you your medicine and staying next to you, which is what he was doing now. He was sitting on the couch in your room as you stared up at the ceiling.