[ Yeeeeah, he can kinda guess. Actually, he'd more likely believe that they insulted Bal somehow rather than himself, but he's also not super used to anyone getting mad on his behalf. No one's ever done that? Ever? ]

Yeah, I don't see that happening any time soon. [ He shrugs. He'd have more sympathy if they hadn't been totally awful to him his whole life. ] I'm sorry you had to deal with them. I'm actually more surprised they didn't just ignore you once you mentioned me.