The Mad Chef... Was your use of the phrase "taken by a fey mood" a deliberate Dwarf Fortress shoutout, Mal?
If my character were to witness the conflict brewing between Ben and Noah (not likely, given that he's a Filker and Generalist of little import and definitely not a SMOF, but perhaps there's a SMOF who'd express similar sentiments), he'd point out that there's a difference between claiming intellectual property rights and simply keeping something secret. Along similarly pedantic lines, he'd note that nearly dying in the sequence of events that led to you acquiring something isn't at all the same thing as nearly dying in pursuit of something.
If my character were to witness the conflict brewing between Ben and Noah (not likely, given that he's a Filker and Generalist of little import and definitely not a SMOF, but perhaps there's a SMOF who'd express similar sentiments), he'd point out that there's a difference between claiming intellectual property rights and simply keeping something secret. Along similarly pedantic lines, he'd note that nearly dying in the sequence of events that led to you acquiring something isn't at all the same thing as nearly dying in pursuit of something.