[ Trahearne has never been questioned like this by an adolescent before, and he finds oddly presumptuous. He folds his hand over his chest and he stares hard down at Chalcedony. ]

Songerein is my home. I am who I must be for its sake, and for the sake of all those who live here. There is very little I would not do to ensure its safety.

[ The assumption he isn't already ready to put his life on the line for the safety of this dream realm seems to be a button he didn't like being pushed. ]