Matheo and Malek's faces turned red when some weakling from a lower world insulted them. It was an outright insult, and they knew that they had to keep their face with their peers. They held back from returning the insult.
"It seems like some people just don't know we are being generous by offering protection to them. We ought to teach people like them a lesson," Matheo was no longer acting reserved, and he said it to make sure Herman heard him.
With the Tang Empire making their exit and declaring that they left the alliance, Herman and his subordinates became the center of attention in the meeting. With the Earth Alliance in his hand, he had authority over many factions.
