"Sam," Diane called. "You know how capable Alice is, so why don't you want to give her the gate?"
Samson looked at her and then closed his eyes. Right, he nearly forgot Alice was Diane's friend. So she would side with her, especially knowing how capable she was.
To anyone watching, it seemed unreasonable that Samson didn't want to hand the dungeon over to Alice. She already promised to give him the rewards but he refused, almost as if he was worrying about her qualifications and her safety.
That certainly wasn't it.
Then, was he going to give the excuse that he wanted his guild members to gain experience?
If so, there were still a lot of unexplored low-level gates in the country. Since Alice has been venturing outside, the gates that were stable in the country weren't touched by her.
So, he could use that to help his guild members improve.
Then, if he wasn't going to give that excuse, what more could he say?