[With the full apology, he seems to relax, arms uncrossing and tail lowering from where it had been arched in anger.]

Alright...apology accepted. But for the record, I saw through your ruse from the beginning.

[A slight smirk, maybe with a hint of pettiness to it.]

For one thing, you've got too much Good in you to torture someone unless you were desperate or they deserved it.