Wells had just left with Fusenden when Steed entered the conference room.
In fact, Wells and Steed had passed each other in the hallway, but they merely nodded in greeting without saying much.
This was a kind of tacit understanding; they usually acted like they were unfamiliar with or even antagonistic towards each other, but they both supported Shire. This gave them more persuasive power in parliament.
Additionally, they had to keep their distance from Arman, not only because Arman was right-wing, but also because he was a Royalist.
At this time, the citizens of France generally saw the restoration of the monarchy as a backward, regressive idea, and many were even hostile towards it.
