 How had the brothers changed by the end of the story?
Around the table sat the six brothers—Koltan, eldest and Director of the Pottery; Morvan, his vice-chief; Singula, their treasurer; Thendro, sales manager; Lubiosa, export chief; and last in the rank of age, Zotul, who was responsible for affairs of design. By this, he seemed to imply that the Thorabians would rob the Earthmen, which the Lorians would not. This, for some unknown reason and much to the disgust of the Lorians, was set up in Thorabia. Within five years of the first landing of the Earthmen, every major city on the globe had a printing press, a daily newspaper, and enjoyed the instantaneous transmission of news via telegraph.
 they were so defeated they no longer beat him
 they cared more about Zotul  they were so defeated they no longer beat him  they decided to give him more responsibility in the company  they hated Zotul more than ever