*stares hard at you, his face a mask* *flinches inwardly at the brittle tone in his voice* Pointless. Oh, yes. Very.
*visibly forces his shoulders to relax, drawing in a deep, deep breath (answer your lord)* There's nothing else to say on it. (Nothing makes this go away.) I hope Keshav didn't rake you over the coals too badly. *humorlessly, though it's meant as a joke* For his sake.