Sorry no. Valiant is a 24-karat asshole and doesn't admit it until the last possible second.
You can find other stories on my Patreon and in Tale Foundry's writing competition in which his venality is revealed in bite-sized snippets.
I've had a lot of practice in head-hopping. Turn up the ego, turn down the responsibility, and amp the vicious instinct up through the ceiling.
RE: Challenge #03466-I178: The Rest of the World is Wrong