The Elden Lord was the Elden Lord, all right.
He even announced his wars in advance.
Attacking without a declaration was the act of a scoundrel.
When Radahn attacked Stormveil Castle, he had not declared war first.
He had simply sent his army over.
Had Godrick and the Banished Knight Order not reacted so quickly, the Redmane Army would certainly have caught them off guard.
When the envoy delivered the news to Caria, Radahn, Rykard, and Blaidd were all stunned.
Although they had expected this day to come, they had not expected it so soon.
Neither Rykard nor Ranni liked Radagon. Given the chance, they would not mind beating him up.
That was the treatment a faithless man who abandoned his wife and children deserved.
Radahn had not disliked Radagon all that much at first.
After all, Radagon was his birth father, and strictly speaking, he had treated him well enough.
But things did not go as he wished.
One thing had led to another, all piling up at once, and Radahn, too, had ended up standing against Radagon.
A battle between father and son was inevitable.
The timing, however, could not have been worse.
Radahn had just lost to Godwyn. His edge was gone, and morale was low throughout his army.
He had no real confidence in facing Radagon head-on.
Actually, even at his best, he would not have been entirely confident.
The crucial point was that even Radagon's children did not know how strong he was.
Rumor had it that Radagon had exploited a loophole to become Elden Lord.
Since the Goddess's husband would be Elden Lord, Radagon had married into Marika's household, effectively becoming her "bride," and naturally become lord.
He gave people a very different impression from Godfrey, who had won his throne through sheer strength.