[ He hums. Later he might feel bad that working through his has made him stop thinking about Gareth, but at the moment it's, you know, made him stop thinking about Gareth. ]

The people who would take issue with it—some Resolutionists. Libertarians who already disliked you personally. I do not think it would become a real issue unless someone wanted to argue you should not be trusted, and if there are rumors or denials it could easily be worse. If you do not hide it, you can explain why. Mage freedom is not the freedom to stand on the backs of slaves and the poor. The Aequitarians would like that.