Sure enough, the movements send Zasx screeching to a halt. He whines, not only at the torment that you're causing him, but also at the pleasure you appear to take in doing so. He tries to tell you that he didn't just ditch Strange; in fact he is almost certain that you know this too, but without a mental connection, he is once more incapable of speech. He takes a few shaky steps backwards, then eventually turns and flees back the way he came.