Others were taking seats and Rothe didn't need people to notice he was new there so he took a seat as well.
From here Rothe could hear they were all speaking common, this would simplify things.
[i]".. the others should be around shortly."[/i]
They were expecting people, perhaps a group of followers? Not very devoted if they are late. These people will be easily converted to his glory.
Rothe decided to sit and wait on the ceremony, knowing how their religion worked was the first step to taking it down. He'd done this before, this was the easy part.