[Everett, meanwhile, is used to distrusting everybody and being distrusted in turn. His expectations of any situation are so incredibly low that most of the time he is pleasantly surprised.

It's a very round about way of being an optimist, but it's how he gets by.]

If we can do our jobs well, there shall be no fighting. I think that aim is for the best of all. [he chuckles a bit at the gardening comment]

Perhaps we should show them a thing or two! I've been working on my magic out upon my garden. Nothing too impressive by native standards, I suppose...