"So that's what he's been up to lately, huh? Still fiery as ever," Antony commented, his face unreadable, though Kaija thought she heard a hint of amusement in his voice.
She'd spent the last five minutes observing every tiny shift on that expressionless face, her trembling fingers crossed behind her back, praying that Antony's unpredictable temper wouldn't burst out on her now, or that he wouldn't outright decline to produce the song she'd just finished singing.
Now that she'd learned a bit more about Antony's background and what had happened between him and Karl, she could imagine how offensive the lyrics must have sounded to Antony's ears.
"Erm... Instructor, what do you think?" she asked, her tone cautious.
"Definitely gonna cause a massive shock," he said nonchalantly, as if giving a purely professional take, still showing no sign of being offended. "As far as I know, no one has ever performed anything this aggressive for the festival.
