Hm. You may be right about his view of MEU, though I think it's more to do with his being disappointed not to have got something in Protectorate Security for his Internship. He saw Rowle's units as his best angle on top placements going forwards. And he wanted to be at Buckingham.

I'd have thought he'd have got over wanting that assignment, though. You know, he really hit it off with Malvasius Travers during his intensive there, but given what happened to him (and Drumgoole)... Anyway, now M's been invited onto the Council, I'd think he'd be over it.

Maybe he just got his nose out of joint over the way Gauge snapped him up after Travers died. They didn't give M a choice at that point. Or that's the impression I got.