I get to the last part of your post, and I'm thinking, "Who's this balding, bespectacled man with the big grin beneath his beard? I don't remember seeing him anywhere in the story before. Is he Alatar? Nah, that doesn't make sen...... Oh. Duh." ROTFL.
I get it! You've outdone yourself this time! I'd rep ya but I gotta ... you know.