Oh, don't worry, MC Ruck!
It's only a literal life and death decision for you... and the four women... and all of their retainers.
So it's only a long-term issue of life and death for maybe 500 to 1000 people!
Don't try to speak, or resolve, or even talk about anything!
Just keep going with the flow, and refusing to actually speak forcefully enough that people listen!
It's just their, and your, life on the line if you don't! No big deal, right?
(I truly fucking hate this trope; all the more-so because real, piece-of-shit people also actually do this.
(Like, even if it's scary, learn how to say No.
(Fuck, dude...)