When he's finally ready to speak, everyone is there, even Gammon, except for Mordin, who 'did not have time for such trivial nonsense'.<br/><br/>There's a few murmured comments at the first announcement, especially amongst the ones most likely to take the command positions, the few that there are. The second doesn't come as much of a surprise; most of them are used to the escorts whenever they leave, anyway. The third, however, brings a moment of shocked silence, followed by an eruption of cheers and shock, loud enough that almost no one hears the majority of the fourth announcement, except, of course, the children, who immediately add to the cacophony. The fifth announcement goes completely unheard.<br/><br/>The flurry of questions makes the chatter of the excited whelps, when meeting someone new, seem tame, in comparison. Especially considering the excited whelps are adding that exact same chatter.