"Survive."
After saying this, Zarius took a few steps back, indicating that it was done.
"Wow…" Richard muttered silently.
That was the most efficient pre-expedition address he had ever heard, not that he had actually heard that many, to begin with.
He glanced to his right and noticed the other side was still not done with their own address.
On the Explorer side, Lakyus Ariel's speech was a different experience entirely.
Richard couldn't hear it from where he stood, but he watched from a distance as the tall blond woman with exquisite armor stood before her ranks with a calm authority that was entirely different in quality from Zarius' blunt dominance.
She spoke at measured length, her gestures precise.
The Explorers listened with focused attention.
Neia and the Noble representatives stood among them, composed.
His cousin was watching Lakyus with the expression of someone filing everything away.
Richard watched his cousin for a moment.
