The passage above is told from the perspective of the murderer. In this passage, they are describing how it was for all of the miniaturists to work in the workshop together. There is a lot of tension between the miniaturists because Master Osman is believed to have a favorite amongst them. Master Osman attempted to stop the gossip and the drama that was happening through the workshop by assigning each of them a certain day of the week. Master Osman mainly did this to auspice their workshop. Since he did have a favorite, this was the ignition to the murder. The murderer is very confident in themself and it makes me feel that they are not scared of anything. For example, when someone becomes too cocky and self centered, there is a lot gossip