If one would observe properly, they would be able to identify the commanders who were informed beforehand of what just happened. Those who were in the dark either frowned or knitted their eyebrows out of temporary astoundment. Meanwhile, those who were in the know were expressionless or simply didn't care at all.
The sword was Marquiss Nikolai Cynan's possession. Prior to the entire army's gathering, he had already drawn the magic circle, on the seat where Baron Troy Jeshu was seated, that would serve as his sword's target. It's just a matter of concealing the array thereafter.
