Micolash listens to the metaphor, but by the time the second part has come around, he's wearing a frown that only deepens further and further. He's dwelling on the first part, letting it sink in, and finding he doesn't much care for it!

"...I'll not abide by such disparagement of the Vacuous Rom, if that is your message." He looks offended, and not in a mild way as before when it was himself being considered self-centered. That's one thing entirely; insults against him are meaningless. But slander aimed at the Bergynwerth Spider? Unacceptable. Unconscionable. He almost looks angry.