After the press conference ended, Edith Academy dispatched a special teacher to give Tilan supplementary lessons, which, of course, were urgently needed by her: how to deal with public media interviews, questions, and how to handle various emergencies.
"Questions about your personal life are generally mild, but the tricky ones pertain to current politics and inquiries about conflicts between various groups. Journalists might beat around the bush to ask for your views on certain matters, and once you respond, it signifies taking sides. Such inadvertent allying with a side can be dangerously and hugely risky."
"I understand," Tilan acknowledged, well aware of the immense influence of public opinion these days; once rumors spread, they became difficult to refute.