The Battle of Iron Valley came to a swift end.
But Leech discovered that the people within Iron Wall Castle remained dazed and numb, as if they were still living in the depths of misery, as if nothing had changed.
Baron Ross left with his legion. Normally, Leech should have gone with them to Roaring Castle to wait for the Duke's seal of approval to officially become the Baron of Iron Valley. However, to show his "loyalty," Leech simply ordered a raven sent to Roaring Castle with a letter, confident that the Duke of Shining Sun would soon issue the investiture.
The official announcement would only take a few days. He would wait for the letter.
Right now, the only high-level, knowledgeable person he had on hand was Lacy.
A mountain of pressing matters had been dumped on Leech, and he couldn't handle it all by himself.
