For some reason, Loraz, as Fay's father was apparently called, didn't deny my request outright.
Maybe it was some sort of aura, a leadership vibe that surrounded me when I posed my request? Maybe it was my manly face?
Or maybe Madam compelled him to shut up and listen to me? But if that really was the case, for Madam to so freely compel the alleged leader of the forest defenders to follow her directions…
In the end, I decided against thinking about this too much, opting to just focus on the situation at hand as it was, rather than wasting my time and brainpower on situations that could be.
"Welcome, everyone," I spoke out loud in front of a nearly arranged row of ten humanized protectors.
