The Voting
When that woman addressed her words to Minos, the conversations in the area, shouting from both sides in this argument, subsided as the level 78 Spiritual Saint made his presence known.
Minos smiled and said. "Well then, let's start the voting with the representatives from each family present here."
Elders could vote as representatives, as each local noble organization with Spiritual Saints in its ranks was entitled to a similar number of representatives as their experts. In this case, it was enough for that woman to use the credential of one of her family's representatives to vote on her own without hindering the procedure initiated by Minos.
So, at the sovereign's words, the people in the area fell silent, knowing that from now on, the matter would be decided by vote.