"Abandoned the plan to rescue them?!"
Kahn instinctively raised his voice, then hurriedly lowered it when he realized and continued questioning:
"What do you mean? What exactly are you doing?!"
"We haven't abandoned the plan. We've changed it,"
the clerk explained patiently.
"Our original plan was indeed to rescue them along the way, but there was a last-minute change."
"Who changed the plan without authorization?"
"Elder Iroh."
"Iroh-uh, Uncle Iroh?"
Kahn froze on the spot for a moment. He hadn't expected Iroh to suddenly enter the picture here. His aggressive bearing dissipated, leaving him awkwardly caught between pressing on and backing down.
After all, this was Iroh. Kahn believed he must have had his reasons for doing this.
"Ahem."
He gave two affected coughs, then asked as though nothing had happened:
"All right, so what exactly is going on?"
The clerk wiped nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that this man really could change his tune in a flash.
But rather than answer Kahn's question, the clerk cupped his hands in salute and said:
"My apologies, Kahn. The details of the plan are confidential Society matters. Only members of the White Lotus Society may know them."
"But our last collaboration with you was very pleasant, and I believe you've come to understand quite a bit about our White Lotus Society. Besides, Elder Iroh is your master. If you were to join us..."
Hmm?
The sudden recruitment pitch caught Kahn somewhat off guard. But once he recovered, he shook his head disdainfully at their approach and gave this recruitment attempt a zero.
Trying to recruit me with this 'a blow from the stick, then a sweet date' approach, dripping with a superior's arrogance? Seriously?
Does your White Lotus Society have some kind of misunderstanding about me?
*Do you even know