He sighed wistfully as he put down his glass, drawing the attention of the other two.
Fegar asked, "Still troubled by Lance's affairs?"
He assumed Bandy's sigh was due to his failure to mediate the situation, which only increased his dissatisfaction with Lance.
The Tita family head, being the brother of the previous family head, had participated in similar gatherings and was well-versed with the dynamics between the Five Great Families.
With just a simple remark from Fegar, he seemed to grasp what was going on.
He remained silent, filling his bowl with some vegetable salad.
Bandy shook his head, swirling his glass, "I'm not sighing because of Lance, but for our own sake."
He leaned back, "The Five Great Families, what a prestigious title. We once reigned gloriously in this city."
"From the Mayor, Councilman Wade, Councilman Williams, to those political bigwigs in the Bay Area, they all had to show us respect."
