Seeing one of their elders getting frozen completely, not knowing how he fared, a few of the others present started to flare up in anger. Even Kevin looked at me a little, mouth agape, because of my brash actions and the fact that the others were going to burst with anger any moment.
However, before anyone could scold me or take any action against me, the old man heading the hall bellowed in a mighty roar.
"STEP BACK! Control your hot-headedness, and don't do anything rash!"
His shout forced all the anger in the hall to die down instantly. The ones who previously seemed eager to launch at me looked embarrassed and lowered their head while obediently listening to the old man.
Being able to handle the situation properly and so quickly increased my respect for the old man. And I subtly nodded in satisfaction at the prospect of having an ally force with such a great leader at the helm.
