Mai rolled her eyes, "Agh! Now he's crying!" She was beyond exhasperated. "Stop crying, you're an old man!" She threw a knife at the Minister, aiming it just so it grazed the rope.
She turned on her heel so that her back faced them. "Let him run home to Fire Lord Ozai, for all I care." She glared over her shoulder to Azula. "It's clear that he's far more afraid of you. Happy? Let him down."