Just for fun, Vrald, Gerald and Olaf gathered in the outer court with Duke Connie and his private army. The citizens were quick to evacuate the area when they saw such a large group of armed men.
King Brice was surrounded by his royal guards on top of the castle wall. The archers were pointing their arrows at the crowd below but even if they fired the mass volley of arrows, it still wouldn't be enough to stop five thousand men with their force of three hundred. Not to mention, the Dragon Heroes were part of the rebellion for unknown reasons. Didn't King Brice say that the Dragon Heroes were on their side?