Harkam asked Stelios, "Then which celestial god did it?"
That is the pertinent question. Stelio's answer to it will surely crack this facade for what it is. Then he will have a field day mocking the sun-brain idiot for trying to pull one over him.
Stelios pointed at the empty seat. Every god's gaze turned to the seat just like Harkam's. Harkam laughed. He laughed so hard he was shaking. He slapped his seat as he guffawed. He would have rolled over the place because of how funny he found the entire thing to be. Stelios really fucked up trying to fool him. It is pleasurable on so many levels that he can't hold himself back from laughing.
He laughed for almost a minute before he straightened himself. Then he coughed awkwardly after his unsightly bout of laughter in the council room.