Taking over headquarters honestly wasn't that hard. Soldiers got very chummy with each other and having people convince their friends was almost too easy.
The mercenaries and wind mages were able to handle the higher-ranked officers, who were now tied up and huddled together in the middle of a ring of fire that went higher than their heads in the middle of the training grounds. Blaze had gathered them there in order to make an announcement to all who remained.
The royal army's setup had truly backfired on the people in charge. No one loyal to the higher-ranked officers was left because of the high turnover from people collecting their pensions and retiring.
Everyone here who had been convinced to stay on hadn't required much convincing. Especially those who knew Blaze personally or had heard rumors of his great deeds during the wars. His reputation had really come in handy here!
