It's easy to rule him as one thing. Proud. Or arrogant. Or an asshole. But what I like is how layered they are and very human. Darcy is those things, yes, but he's also injured, and introverted. He's not good with people. Doesn't easily connect with them the way others around him do, so it's easier for him to dismiss them until he meets someone who's impossible to dismiss. Once he learns how to let his guard down, he can be genuine.

[ Hob smiles and laughs a little. ]

Told you I've only seen this a few dozen times. Everyone's got a little Darcy and a little Elizabeth in them, I think.