He called for the person to enter, after pulling an item out of the inbox. At hearing Darren, however, he allowed himself to smile, before pinning his apprentice to the wall with a glare as he entered. "Shut. The. Door."<br/><br/>Each word was a whip crack, and once the door was shut, he jerked his head to a chair on the opposite side of his desk. He finished the paper in front of him, which took another five minutes, completely ignoring Darren while he worked. Once that was done, he slotted the paper into the outbox, and then gave Darren a flat stare. "I appreciate the concern. But you... NEVER... say that about the guildmaster in front of the guild. EVER. I don't care if I have broken bones sticking out of me. NEVER say things like that in front of guild members.<br/><br/>Everyone of those kids out there secretly thinks they can run this guild at least twice as good as I can, and only two things keep them from trying to create an opening. Fear and respect. Comments like that destroy both.<br/><br/>Next time you want to make a witty comment to the guildmaster, wait until you have entered the room and shut the door. These walls have about 3 inches of cork in them, to prevent anyone from hearing what goes on in them. Only the door doesn't, and normal voices won't carry from here to there. However, clever building allows normal voices at the door to be heard at my desk. I will let that one comment slide, for the moment. However, I am likely to have to head out soon, and for that comment, my replacement will have you to train up, rather than taking you with me. I would ADVISE you not repeat the mistake. Dismissed."