The waiting room was full of terrified students, huddled together for some sense of safety. They looked up when Karl returned, then got confused when he didn't seem to be bothered by the situation, and that he had Thor next to him, who was headbutting the Inquisitor, looking for affection.
The man gave Karl a look of annoyance, and Karl patted Thor on the side before sending him to the beast space. The little show of escorting him back was probably intended to either intimidate or pressure the other students, but Thor had messed up the impression that the Inquisitor was going for with his innate sense of who was actually a threat.
