As Kyran expected, Nahir knew about the five Eidums he trained in the wilderness. As such, he was not surprised when the older man took them as his representatives to prevent him from choosing them for his team.
Amit, Johar, Kanu, Yona, and Zoram, were confused about what was happening. They heard the Abbot's son wanted to witness what Kyran had been teaching them, but when they appeared in the training room, they were told to use the 'old' way they do things, and they were confused. It was not that they were reluctant to follow Lord Nahir's order. They were even excited to be part of his team. But after training in the wilderness, the five Eidums had seen the benefits of what Kyran had taught them and felt it was pointless to practice the old ways.
Azikh and Gidan stood at one side of the training room with Cyneah.