The silence that followed was heavy_ until Zevran broke it with a loud, derisive laugh that echoed off the high ceiling. She leaned over, clutching her stomach as if Sunshine had just told the funniest joke in history. Other council members exchanged confused, skeptical glances.
"Is there a problem, Zevran? Perhaps something funny that we did not catch?" Melvin asked, his tone dripping with annoyance.
"A problem? No, Commander," Zevran gasped, wiping a tear from left her eye. "It's just... the sheer, delusional confidence of this human! It's ridiculous. It's the most absurd thing I've heard in many years. Repair the rifts in your world? She is asking for our most experienced repairmen. Not to speak of her tone, it almost feels like she is ordering us to do it." She looked at Sunshine and wiped another tear, "If it is not funny, then what else is it?"
