[ ...huh. first he's heard about the susceptibility to madness, and he doesn't like that, actually. ]

I'd figured it was some outside force doin' it to him against his will, like possession by a spirit or whatever. Hadn't really considered that he might've consciously left himself open to it.

[ it didn't seem like he would, at least not from the way people closer to him described him, but that's all he really has to go on. ]

...Anyway, the angels don't know shite about anything, it seems like, so disregarding whatever they say is impossible seems reasonable.