Quote Originally Posted by TaleraRistain View Post
Exactly. He was sent to the First to stop the Rejoining and did what was necessary for that but it's not what he wanted. He didn't want to put himself to sleep in the Crystal Tower in the first place either but he saw he had to. And he didn't just instantly go shy when he returned to the Source. He showed that side in ShB when we were alone with him. He fidgeted outside our door bringing us sandwiches. His shy admiration of us came through loud and clear when we sat together in Kholusia. He could just let that out more openly when he didn't have the weight of two worlds weighing on his shoulders. And he does call upon that side of himself when it's needed, as we saw in Thavnair.
I like him, but his overly timid anime style admiration is tired bordering on creepy. They get it right with Estinien, imo.