'And now he's putting words into my mouth. What an ass.'

He can feel himself getting irritated. It's a fairly new, interesting sensation that he doesn't have much time to examine since it seems to insist upon immediate attention.

"I don't... h-have to explain myself... to you." R retorts, surprised by how much force be manages to inject into his voice without raising it in the slightest.

He hopes that this man won't force him to have to defend himself. It won't go well for either of them if he does.