Hal is a FANTASTIC unreliable narrator, isn't he? I loved that touch about how 'Ordinary people don't...' because, as so often with Hal, you want to yell 'How would you know?'

You really, really did make it clear what was going on in Hotspur's head - I was torn between wanting to rescue him and wanting to rescue everyone else FROM him! *L* (The last not quite so much because - well. It's him.)

And yes, you can definitely say enjoyed it!