It upsets me that his first instinct, even in literal combat scenarios, is to not fight, and how violently everyone reacts to him.
In light of this post crossing 10k notes and on the suggestion of one the rebloggers,
Also,
He learned. He was banished because he went looking for a fight for a fight’s sake. He didn’t know the cost then. Didn’t understand it. Now he does. And it’s not a price he wants to pay.
One time when we were children, he transformed himself into a snake, and he knows that I love snakes. So, I went to pick up the snake to admire it and he transformed back into himself and he was like, “Yeah, it’s me!”. And he stabbed me. We were eight at the time.