Ryan’s Situation

‘It’s a difficult battle. The former Prince is neither drawing any blood nor hitting the guards. If one thinks about it, contrary to what it looks on the surface, he is not acting rashly. It's more like a calculated retaliation. Baron Illus might be severely livid and upset, but he wouldn't want to draw the ire of Barony Luxem or the attention of the palace.’ Steward Lewis observed the battle with a careful expression on his face. ‘If Baron Illus wanted to have Master Ryan stand down at once, then he would have gone for something else.’

It was a little uncouth and unbefitting to that of a noble's upbringing, but the villagers of Stonefall that were watching the fight play out were as good as ‘hostages’ to make Master Ryan stand down.

Steward Lewis didn’t make any moves that were against Baron Illus’s original ones, though.