She approached and sat down in the judge's chair, the old man who had previously occupied it quickly gave her his place without objection.
The courtroom filled quickly, everyone settled into their seats in an orderly and quick manner. They could not waste their mistress's time. From the words she said at the beginning it was clear that she was annoyed, because for her this was still a waste of time.
Some were not sure why their mistress was so upset as some had only come to observe who would be the new leader of the new family to be founded. Not everyone was aware of the letter Valery had sent.
Not everyone was aware that this test was a way to demonstrate the independence of the families and their way of solving problems without Valery needing to take control of everything. Even though Valery has the final say and the laws apply the same way to everyone, she cannot be in charge of everyone and everyone needs to listen to her orders.