*his jaw dropping open* You've what?! Why— You can't— Esther, I need you, you can't quit! What in Eru's name did he say to you? *shaking his head as if to clear it of the growing fury* Hold that thought. I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill him right now and then we'll sort this out, okay? *mutters* Could be Nico had the right idea after all.
*turns on his heel and strides over to his office (his), throwing the door open*