"Men should be forthright," Malin declared, seated on top of spare supplies, giving today's banquet his assessment—The elders always believe that hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them in person; so let them meet. To be honest, Malin felt he still had a say regarding the nobles from Sydney Union and Farole Principality; he believed they could get along—whether it was seizing the right moment or showing flexibility, the adaptability of these nobles far exceeded Malin's imagination.
They indeed were indifferent to the life and death of mortals, but they prized their own lives hugely; faced with the choice between a humiliating apology and an imminent threat to their lives, they would not hesitate to choose the former.
Not a single second's hesitation; such decisiveness was touching.
