Not a word was said, but the message couldn't be any clearer.
Miranda's grandfather had already de-escalated the situation. Trying to push back now would only make them look unreasonable. Pride may have been wounded by her calling them out for their fear, but refuting her now would seem like an attempt to reignite tension after peace had already settled.
Miranda's grandfather had already defused the situation, and trying to reignite tension now would only make them appear unreasonable. She may have bruised their pride by saying they had cowered in fear, but any attempt to refute her now would do more harm than good.
It would no longer look like a defence of pride, but a petty attempt to provoke conflict after calm had been restored.
In the end, it would be their reputations that would suffer the most.
So, whether dragon or otherwise, all who had wanted to speak kept their mouths shut.
Because as blunt as Miranda's words had been, it wasn't like they were false.
