Halfway There

In the same dark room as before, a group of figures hidden in darkness sat around a table.

"By now, it's safe to assume that neither of those two youngsters is to be underestimated," one voice said.

"Have they proven themselves now?" Another asked.

"They did beat your Coalition, after all," a third voice said to a fourth person.

"That was…a little unexpected. I thought Kadricke would handle that," the fourth person, a woman, answered.

"Are you satisfied with their performance?" The third person asked.

"Eh." The woman answered with a shrug. It didn't matter much to her.

"What about all of you?" The third voice asked again.

"I don't want to continue bullying kids," the first voice said.

"I think they have proven themselves," the second voice said.

"Of course, you two don't mind. You guys aren't losing business to them," the fifth voice said before continuing,