Claude and the squad leader sent by Ratifa went directly to one of the Prince's Knights. They stated that their lords had completed the combat mission issued by the Prince and had brought back enemy heads as proof.
They relayed that their lords were requesting more combat missions from the Prince to continue serving the Empire.
The Knight was stunned. Many people were aware of Henry's arrival and deeply admired the renowned new noble.
Consequently, most people hadn't been concerned about whether Henry would be victorious. They believed that while the enemy was strong, they weren't strong enough to defeat Baron Henry.
To put it bluntly, they were fearless. To put it more crudely, they just had numbers and weren't afraid to fight.
Although the Prince had been constantly mobilizing more reinforcements, they were all local troops, not elites.
