A noblewoman, panicked, tried to flee towards the main entrance, but a towering bodyguard blocked her path and forced her back to her seat.
Seeing his mother treated so roughly, her son erupted in indignation, shouting his discontent.
"What's this? Is Yellen insane? Does he think he can just trap us all here?"
"Shut up! How dare you speak like that?" His father's harsh rebuke was followed by a swift slap to his son's face, a crude but effective way to silence him and avoid further trouble for their family.
"You coward! Why did I ever marry you?" The noblewoman fumed, defending her son.
When her husband raised his hand again, she fell silent, pulling her son back into his seat.
Goodall watched the scene unfold, letting out a disdainful snort.
This was the reality of authority. Most p
