He is dragging Giovanni off, at that, and only when they are a distance away from the clearing, hidden by trees and underbrush, does Laedo let go. He is still furious, moreso than before, but this is not the fury of a bitten ego. He is genuinely enraged that the safety of the team is in jeopardy, that the sanctity of the squidges they have toiled so long to save is at risk of being poisoned by such thoughtless displays of violence. Despite it all, knowing that Ulale is fully grown, and that the rest are closely following, Laedo is well aware that these creatures are incredibly impressionable to stimuli around them.

"How can you justify poisoning these creatures with your antics when you know that they imprint on every little event in their lives and make it a part of their own?" he snarls, pushing Giovanni right back against a tree if he can take advantage of that dumbfounded expression. "You're sick; you dare not spread that around."