In nature, the male lion has the right to distribute food.
The Wolf King also has the right to distribute food.
Animals that hold absolute authority actually all possess the power to allocate resources.
So do humans.
In those ordinary families, it's always the breadwinners, the men or women who earn money, who control the distribution of goods, not the income-less children.
Many families are like this, sitting around the dining table, with the father receiving the best food first, then he, or he delegates to the mother, distributes the food to other family members.
Children, and the elderly.
It is a declaration of dominion, though they might not realize it, because instincts are not so easily noticed, and they are not good at contemplation.
Now, what John is doing is just that, he's declaring that he is the "ruler with the power to distribute food"!
Branch Director Bru said polite words while cutting his steak with knife and fork, bringing pieces to his mouth.
