Who Gives the Orders? Who Carries Them Out?

A large portion of those present were unfamiliar with Ryan.

However, the moment Ryan spoke and Harald's legendary power was dispelled, the way they looked at Ryan became much gentler.

A powerful noble.

With those two identities combined, he was a model noble. The nobles standing here still possessed that basic understanding.

Ryan had a Noble Title when it came to status, and strength when it came to standing.

Even Harald looked at Ryan in surprise. How old was he?

Before this, he had never imagined that Ryan would be legendary.

"So many nobles have returned here. The war at Twilight Fortress should already be over, right?"

Ryan spoke again. He had gone to Twilight Fortress earlier for a look, but he was not a god; he could not know the exact situation from one glance.

"Today's battle has indeed come to a brief end. Over the next two or three days, the orcs will not be able to gather a large-scale offensive."

The one who spoke was the Marquis of Twilight. Nominally, he was the governor of Twilight Province and held all authority over this land. But just as with the relationship between an emperor and the nobles, he was more of a representative chosen to speak for them.

When matters in Twilight Province were narrowed down to the military level, there were three top leaders in total.

One was Twilight's commander, Harald, the legendary Lionheart King. One was the Marquis of Twilight—currently Brody Columbus—standing in the middle of this conference hall. The last was the representative chosen by the nobles of Twilight Province.

After all, the first two were both members of the Imperial House, and the nobles remained wary of the Imperial House.

They were loyal to the emperor, but the emperor could not strip the nobles