[By contrast, Gorthan seems to calm down. Not only do displays of emotion like this make him mildly, pleasantly hungry, but in this particular case, there is something else he enjoys about Hideyoshi's reaction, at a deeper level.]

Your righteous rage speaks of your loyalty, earthling. Of your honor. I do not need further proof from you. I believe you.

[But if you want him to apologize for having provoked you, that's not what he's going to do. Ah, even those earthlings who wield power can be such easy preys to emotion...]

Now I merely wonder which weighs more in your mind - your desire for revenge, or the kinship with someone from your own world, from your own land, in these strange, mysterious circumstances that we all find ourselves in.