In history there were many moments where how something was said, was more important than what was said. These were the big moments, when the speech changed the course and direction of nations for. If one spoke wrong than even the greatest message of peace and love would be no better than a condemnation to hell.
It was the same when you had several women in one place, and they all realized that they might not be the most important person in their crushes or lovers' life.
"Hey Tiff? Why is that girl clinging to you?" With her strong appearance the rabble of thugs was not really sure about what was going on and didn't take action. It didn't hurt that her attire identified her as someone in the mage caste.
"Hey my winnings!" At first it was just the mage who they had all be told under threat of life to treat with respect. Every person in the room had at one point or another done something very stupid to impress members of the opposite sex.