I'm sure when things calm down, and he can function beyond his basic survival instincts, he can go back to being an ass.
Unfortunately, going through an experience like that with someone else can establish an emotional bond. You might not be able to hate the mage as much as you wanted to.
I'll post tonight sometime. I wanted to post after work, but here I am after work and my body hurts and all I want to do is eat and lie like a corpse in front of a netflix machine. It won't be a big post, just some bug movement and Lothren, but I'd like to re-energize.
PS.: Nice avatar edit, Thortimer.