[he huffs and crosses his arms, but he couldn't pull off a genuine annoyed expression even if he tried. Defeating the Shogun is a huge deal, but . . . ]

It probably should. [and in a way it does, but probably not in the way Aether would expect] But if you had your reasons for not saying anything, I guess I can understand that.

Besides, my impressions of you come from something just as important.

[. . . well, at least to him]