Talk:Tommy Harrington/@comment-36744766-20200515004420/@comment-1140743-20200731001628

No, I think he just has a love/hate relationship with Montjoy. He does actually care for them, but that is hampered by his resentfulness of their unearned wealth and status. I believe his true goal was to keep Montjoy forever unhappy and alone as a punishment for being born so blessed.

Tommy is adored by the Montjoy family and knows it, there's no need for him to act in the shadows rather than openly voicing his opinion. Except that openly voicing your opinions means having people question your motives, which leads to Montjoy finding someone that legitimately makes them happy that Tommy can't reasonably complain about.

Acting in the shadows allows him to do whatever he wants and not need to explain his reasoning to anyone.