It's not entirely unusual for such changes to occur when you're thrown into such stressful situations again and again. Sadly enough. I think most people who knew me when I was younger would not have imagined I'd become... so well-suited for war as I am either.

[But it does worry him as well, a bit, to hear about a child that has likely forged herself into a weapon of war.]

I can imagine. Well, you and your friend have a standing invitation to come visit me, should you ever wish to speak to me about anything or just have a quiet place to rest if the confines of the city ever gets to be a bit much. I don't really mind others dropping by from time to time... and I do like to try to be helpful when and where I can be.