Personally, Trahearne's death hurt because his Wyld Hunt ended, but due to his loyalty and sense of duty to the Pact, he decided to stay with it; he could have just very easily walked away and moved on to other things. Also, I really don't see how he stole anything : He didn't steal your credit, he merely took his part as Pact Marshal into stride and tried to be social. As for awkwardness, I can relate to that. I mean, he spent most of his 25 years in every Resident Evil's dream (or nightmare) and lived, he was well spoken, but you could tell he felt as though he was a bit out of place, it's especially evident during the party after the defeat of Zhaitan : I didn't see him, standing down there, basking in the glory, he was up on the airship, thinking of all that had transpired. The only reason he joined the party was because the Commander pretty much drug his treebark butt down there. Also, although he sounded kind of bored, I think that has more to do with his inability to really grasps society's norms on how you should act, opposed to it being a character flaw. And, there were two times I hated him: When he summoned a whole bunch of elite Flesh Golems and I was like: "Dude, wtf, you can do that now but you couldn't do that when we were ambushed? So what it drains ya, get out there and stop getting bounced around like a ping pong ball." and when I regrew Caladbolg and he...truly sounded menacing: "This won't end well...for you." and, you know, being a pain in the butt with his dramatically improved necromancer powers. And this story is not about you, even your personal story: Just like life, the sum of who you are relates to what you've seen and done. I mean, even games like Wild ARMS 3, whose protagonist, the "Leader", had much to lose and gain in equal measure, it didn't mean she made it about her, her teammates were the ones that pulled her out of depression and saved her life, despite the fact that she had saved their butts quite often, as well. And, even when he had his doubts, I never saw Trahearne belittle or make light of the main character's plight. He was always glad to see them, he gave them the credit for helping with his Wyld Hunt and for helping him establish the Pact. And the fact that he "adopted" the title of Marshal means that it seemed to be the only logical title to hold, as he was, technically the main cog that kept the clock turning by making plans and trusting the Commander not to screw things up. He trusted you, believed in you, wanted to keep you safe. Annd, I've talked too much. [Tsakhi vanish! Woosh! ] tumbles out of the smoke ball Well, damn. : (