"Stay at the ready!" The Demon Captains handling their platoons shouted as they heard movement coming out of the prison. Even though they were quite confident that the Royal Family would be able to handle whatever threat was in there, they still had to act their part.
Besides, they had been active enough to catch any possible prison escapees that resulted from the Foxes' reckless actions.
The Demon Home Guards entrenched themselves deeply near the gates of the prison by deploying mobile barricades while mages and archers took the high ground on the nearby buildings (Or whatever was left of that in the aftermath of Kraft's Gravity Manipulator device.)
"And here I thought the royalty would put up a fight. It's such a disgrace." Ixa complained as she walked behind Rex.
"I held back just as I promised. It's not my fault they were this weak that you didn't get a good sweat in." Itori hoped that her actions would at least appease her frustrated sister.
