He did not change. No rage, no panic, no (significant) breakdown. He continues to draw on his dispassionate inner-strength. It seems that Tempest's fire was extinguished by Rusty's icy-blade of harsh candor. He knew exactly what to say.
She subjected him to the same trauma he experienced as colt. But he has a mechanism for handling it now. The same as he did back then: growing cold. He is the ice to Tempest's fire. What an interesting combination. The commander, and the beaten-but-undefeated soldier.
2020-02-25 09:36:49 +0000 UTC
That's an armor piercing question, if ever I've seen one!
Myrkin
2020-02-25 09:08:09 +0000 UTC
Ouch! Tempest gotta feel the burn right now! Rusty knows where to poke.
... so finally time for a change of hear, eh?