After seeing these Progenitors, Arin realized that even if they showed him respect, they would still try to force him to stay in the Vampire Kingdom.
He truly knew a lot about the Phoenixes... Things that the Vampires didn't know.
So, the plan was simple.
'Like they say, information is power,' Arin thought. 'I just have to use the information I have about the Phoenixes to make sure that I won't be messed with here.'
'Because of the information I have, they'll need me,' Arin thought. 'And I won't be toyed with.'
He would use the information to push them to a corner, leaving them with no choice but to listen to him.
"I just have one question," Serak suddenly said. "What do the Phoenixes look like?"
Of course, except for Sylas, the others in the room knew what the Phoenixes looked like. Serak was just asking this question to see if Arin truly knew the Phoenixes.