The Dahl family's style was to be insidious and vicious on the outside but stay united on the inside. So even at high-level family meetings such as this one, the young people were similarly given opportunities to speak—of course, speaking freely without inhibitions was impossible because seniority was still seniority.
The moment this young knight-to-be spoke his mind, the entire conference hall fell into silence with no one criticizing him.
Everyone was in deep thought, pondering over whether his suggestion was dependable or not.
After a while, the knight who oversaw this winter's clean-up operation said in a low voice, "Come to think about it, that seems pretty good. The Church of the Void Mask is very united internally. Their Majesty is also a very generous and caring god. If we are to pledge allegiance to them, we should be treated well."
