Hi there sorry for the late reply!
There so many points about Garet that have yet to be explored, but either way, there's been points where he has come across bit too extreme, due to his old personality. I've gone over the story again and reviewed the comments on here.
So, I've brushed up the dialogue a little for the beginning part of the story for Garets interaction, hopefully he doesn't come across as extreme as before and instead made him more weary and standoffish.
P.S. No offence taken! :)