Selma Payne's POV:
The people stuck to their opinions argued endlessly, and no one could convince the other. The meeting lasted the whole day, and there was still no conclusion by evening.
In any case, how to deal with the relationship with the neighbor that had fallen into a period of division was a sensitive matter that had to be carefully and cautiously handled. In the end, no matter how much they quarreled, they were still carefully weighing the balance between contribution and return. Compared to their neighboring clans, they were still more important.
The meeting ended in the evening, and everyone took a short break to prepare for the overnight meeting.
As a distinguished guest, Cage was arranged to stay in the palace temporarily, which meant that he was monitored as a foreign guest. He might have understood it as he had no objection to it.
