Darius was not surprised by their hopeful expressions, nor the consequences of his actions. Without seeing it for themselves, anyone would assume that Darius had the means to make anyone into a Master, which wasn't exactly wrong.
It was no secret that even someone as talented as Jeanne had been stuck at a bottleneck around the peak of the Adept stage for a year or two, and her stage had actually regressed with each revival of her troops.
And yet as soon as Darius had swooped in, he had not only fixed everything inside the Andrato Kingdom, he had healed the Queen, even going so far as to present her with a means to become a Master.
Now even without the presence of Darius, Xela or Gunner, the Queen had the right to speak in the Fallon Continental Council.
Not only that, but she would also be able to attack the various kingdoms and empires during the hearing from a far stronger position.