When he came back, the Warlord seemed much more relaxed.
The demi-humans clearly noticed this too. As soon as the meeting ended, they eagerly surrounded Ethan, dragging him into the adjacent conference room.
This was a matter of life and death; they hoped someone could guide them through the chaos.
Ethan was that beacon of light.
Originally, they followed the Warlord's footsteps unwaveringly, but now the war situation on various fronts clearly showed that the Warlord's battle strategy had gone wrong, especially the division into four legions. The grand claims before the war to clear out all rebels within months had completely collapsed, leaving the legions isolated and vulnerable to being picked off one by one.
Particularly when the Warlord executed the Grand Commander in front of everyone, all demi-human officers completely lost confidence in him.
After all, the Warlord was merely the Apostle of Kaisaros, unable to fully represent the Father of War himself.
