Following Rocky's suggestion, Cyril proposed during the meeting the next day to re-elect the family elders.
Just as expected, the decision immediately sparked fierce resistance. Even though Cyril did not directly strip the elders of their authority, and despite Rocky being present, the elders still chose to fight back in face of such a blatant threat.
None of this escaped Rocky's predictions. Therefore, Cyril followed up with another proposal: the re-election of new elders would be entirely entrusted to the current elders.
Upon hearing these words, the elders were stunned. They couldn't understand what Cyril was planning.
A complete overhaul of the elders clearly appeared to be a power grab, aiming to seize control from them. But if the matter were handed over to these current elders, giving them full authority, wouldn't the newly elected elders still be loyal to the current ones?
Confusion.
The elders simply couldn't fathom what Cyril was trying to accomplish.