A distressed noise rose from his throat before he said anything, though the heart of that sound remained in his eyes. "I know that! All Fraggles know that, that's why we don't have a ruler of any kind! Sure, someone like World's Oldest or Cantus may designate one of us for a task, but that's it!"

He stepped back, tail tucking in closer behind him. "And I am okay! I may get confused sometimes like today, thinking about why I left the Rock, but-!" His expression hardened and he jerked a thumb at himself. "I know what I did was right! Right for me, all of it, no matter what anyone else has said along the line!"