"Well... to nutshell it? I wonder if he's not finally heading towards his own Togail of grum..graybeardness." she pulls "Mind you, sometimes I think those who knew him as a childling have a hard time accepting hims as a grown adult, and for all his jokes... when he's needed, he's there and makes hard choices that would turn me a paler shade of white. I respect him. " A deep breath "But Sylvi and I both have noticed that while he's always had a few buttons you can press, they seem larger of late. Confrontational almost... I'm not taking sides.. I'm not saying he was right or wrong... but he's a bit more bristly than usual when someone acts like he's not worth including in a loop or his judgement is poor."