Because I expected to make fast friends with likeminded folk.

[ A little bluntly in this admission, like an ulterior motive dug up from the dirt and offered plainly. ]

But I've found there is much work to do, and this is true doubly for those with proper duties, and I have a habit for observation. But, as you say. [ He'll cede the point, spidering his hand over his cup of ale. ]