Garrot takes Xaljim's cue and covers his ears, but it only does so much when his ears are big and kinda hard to plug. So he definitely flinches!

"Ow." He takes a deep breath, not letting himself be stopped otherwise. "So you can't lie." The wheels are turning pretty quickly, and Garrot's face is morphing into an angry scowl. "The only people who can give the Knights information are... the Wizard, who's a liar and wants to destroy everything. Trusting her is catastrophic, world-endangering treachery. And then there's the Protector, who saves the world. Defeats her. Every year." He strokes at his beard, utterly ignoring the food in front of him.

"You're telling me that the Protector wants to be the only person we could trust."