“Huh? What was I up to? Uh, y’know…important Celestial Envoy stuff, obviously!”
He says that with a clear lack of confidence, and considering this was Issun, it’s more than likely he’d been shirking his duties in order to ogle again.
She'd continue just a few more times, just to annoy him and make sure he was covered in slobber. Oops!
Once she stopped, she sat down and tilted her head inquisitively with a whine. Just what was he doing while they were apart?