The teapot winced suddenly at Iroh's exclamation and turned toward him with a worried and yet apologetic expression. She hadn't meant to alarm him, however it had happened, and quickly attempted to dispel his worries.

"Oh, no, the Master has a temper, certainly, but he's learning to be kinder," she assured the older man. "He wouldn't hurt anyone." Not anymore, it seemed. He still hadn't learned to be quite as respectful as Mrs. Potts thought he should be, but he certainly wasn't as bad as he'd once been. Or so she hoped.