With the liberation finding their second wind and rushing full steam ahead to take the castle, Marcus followed Marek right to the front lines. Where they began securing the opening in the first barrier Marcus and Roxene had created with their combined attack.
Luckily, as much as the kingdom's blowing up their own city had been meant to heavily damage and disorganize the liberation, it had also done the same to many of their troops.
Very few people were actually privy to this plan, and the defenders of the castle watching this were stunned themselves.
This led to a very lackluster response, as the liberation began invading the castle's grounds through the hole in the outer barrier that Marcus and Roxene had made.
Eventually though, as the liberation poured in by the thousands, the castle's defenders got back into their positions and began fighting back.