Most of us avoid having hard conversations for as long as we possibly can. But when you are called to be a prophet of God in the court of the king, hard conversations are at the top of your job description, and they can place you regularly in mortal danger. I can imagine the Nathan lying awake all night looking for a strategy for this extremely hard and dangerous conversation. We know he was a genuine prophet of God because he settled on the one plan that just might work. He will use a story.