In point of fact, yes.

Galadan's mental voice is entirely matter of fact, only twisting into sharpness near the end, though he does (at least for the moment) make no attempt to shred through Kevin's mind.

But Kevin should really know better by now. Alas.

Meanwhile, in more human-comprehensible speech --

"It is in the habit of doing many things it should not. More fool he. Brat is entirely too mild a term."