He turned his back toward Kaschte.
"Continue with the established plan. I have other matters to attend to."
"Lord Ahetar, you are not angry, are you?!" Shark Girl Kaschte's tail curled up, instinctively reaching out to grab the hem of Ahetar's clothes.
In response, Xi Mu merely projected a voice too calm to be normal: "I'm not angry; I just have a very important matter to handle."
He was definitely angry.
Shark Girl Kaschte tugged at the corner of her mouth, her shark tail curling even more tightly as she thought frantically about how to console Ahetar.
"Just do what you need to do." Xi Mu retrieved the grabbed hem of his clothes, looking toward the approaching pony, calmly stating:
"I really have matters to address, and it's not because I'm angry that I need to leave."
