At Asher's Assignment, the Chief Elder said the committee had not considered making Asher an Instructor of Threes but had considered retroactive chastisement of his Instructor of Threes. Why did the Chief Elder make that comment? What was the mood of that scene?

Answer: Dissatisfaction

Explanation: The old man evidenced a behavior in Asher that according to the norm, was not correct and merited punishment, a reprehensible conduct, the mood was negative, since neither Asher nor the old man went through a moment of satisfaction of their interests and their needs, making a tense moment.