Lucius's question was certainly quite rude in a way and also intruded upon the integrity of the Arbitrator. Everyone knew that the priests of Duran were dedicated to justice and righteousness.
What Lucius had done was already enough to make them angry. If this were a commoner, the priest would have certainly been offended enough to punish them, but with Lucius, he could not do the same.
Lucius had a higher status than a commoner, even if he was not a ranked noble, yet. That was true, Lucius actually did not have an official noble rank. In the entire mansion, only the Count and Countess had the ranks.
Lucius was technically an unranked noble and had a slightly higher standing due to being the heir of the Inanis family. This was enough for the arbitrator to not act out directly and kept a bit of control on himself.
"I see the young Lord Asher does not seem convinced with my work?" Lyle questioned.