Everyone was surprised to hear what the hooded man sent by the emperor had said. They never imagined that the emperor, with all the power he has, would find out about this situation from a stranger.
The most surprised of all was Emilse, because she knows Andrew personally, however, in her mind there is the image of a poor worker who struggled for food every day on her farm.
She couldn't imagine how Andrew had managed to achieve this feat with the little money she had given him. She was aware that Andrew must have strengthened himself to the maximum to achieve something like this and that made her ask for more details because she still couldn't believe it.
The hooded man did not hold anything back, as it is common knowledge in the capital about Andrew's exploits, so he told her what Andrew had achieved in these few years since his arrival in the capital.