Dignity or lack thereof, he could no longer afford to care about that. This was a place for discussion, not a venue for these people to vent their emotions.
"I know some of you are having a hard time, but what's done is done, and we ultimately need to look forward. The representatives from the Black Forest Kingdom, Dante Kingdom, and South Coast Kingdom are not present, but the meeting will still proceed as normal. Now the council members of the presidium will begin the discussion; the rest of you, please remain quiet for now. If you have any thoughts, wait until it's your turn to speak. If anyone deliberately causes trouble, according to the Alliance's parliamentary bill, the presidium has the right to investigate your councilor status, including the revocation of your council membership!"
The naked threat was exceptionally effective.
