Sure he said it in bed, but, "You're the one that said I shouldn't doubt your skill at being to achieve anything you want," he says. And he didn't, so maybe it's Istredd that needs the reminder about what he can achieve.

He glares petulantly at Istredd's back from wherever wind of books the man has immersed himself in. "It's the same stack just in opposite order!" He's not fixing it!

Ahem.

... That could be nice. The anchor.