#brrr is actually scathing which is why he actually likes talking to yackle lol

[ninety6tears]

When the Lion learned that the Scarecrow had been nominated to succeed Lady Glinda to the Throne—the Scarecrow elevated to be the Head of Oz, while the Lion groveled, a Lord Low Plenipotentiary!—well, he lost more acreage of guts to stomach acids. Anhedonia, a doctor said. Fear of pleasure. He almost bit the doctor, for the pleasure of it.

Gregory Maguire, "A Lion Among Men"