"Maybe I can show you something..." He said and then stopped to think about it some more. "I guess I can trust that none of you will covet the items of a junior like me, right?" Minos smiled at them as he said that.
Logically speaking, there was a danger, which was not small, in demonstrating his wealth to other people, including these individuals with whom he wanted to form an alliance. After all, if one side could become stronger by taking something from the weaker, then this would be the most likely action.
However, human beings were rational, and some could even control these more immediate impulses present in situations like this. In particular, Minos was already offering a pretty good deal for this family, and these elders had no idea where this young man's techniques came from...
