Lionel stood quietly on the sidelines as Erick, Surge, Enyo, Kenny and Jory were in the midst of a heated discussion. No, it was more than that: they almost started fighting themselves. And much to his horror, Lionel didn't want to intervene. He was looking at it as if it were a tennis match. He waited to see who would win. Then the person he expected the least and the most intervened.
Logan. He wasn't the one to speak up for a whole group, so Lionel was quite astounded when he stepped forward and talked to Erick and Enyo separately. On the other hand, if there was a quarrel, there was no one better suited to calm it down than Logan. It was quite clear that the 'tennis match' would remain undecided. At least for now. Or so he thought.
Then it completely escalated. Surge challenged Erick. Apparently Genisa made sure that Erick didn't accept, which only led to Surge wanting to arrest Erick for high treason. Erick went down on his knees. Everyone knew that the punishment for high treason was death. Then Clemont interrupted. Apparently he had more authority in the army than Surge, and the arrest was withdrawn. It all went so fast, that Lionel hardly had time to process what he just saw. He sighed. It was time to end this...argument? Quarrel? He wasn't sure how to call it.
"Don't you all forget why we are here? Shouldn't there be a contest we are holding?"