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 Ed became guarded.

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Guarded. As in to protect. Like a person who stands before a structure looking to keep people out. Possibly a gate. A gate-keeper. In this case, Ed senses somebody outside the community looking to bring doubt onto the premises. His premises (as in both his territory and his suppositions).