After that talk with Rupert, I went back to my group and waved for them to follow me aside.
They were surprised to see this, but they still followed me over to the side so we could talk alone.
Once we were alone, I said, "I'm sure that many of you have already noticed that we've been getting a few looks."
All of them revealed bitter smiles when they heard this before nodding in response.
I also revealed a bitter smile before saying, "I'm sure that you can all guess what the reason is, but that doesn't matter." I revealed a more serious look before continuing, "What does matter is what we're here for today."
All of them also revealed serious looks when they heard this.
They knew that I wouldn't say all of this for no reason, so there was something that I wanted to say.
