They looked at him, shocked after hearing the name of the young man in front of them. A name they had been hearing for the past few days, the name of the person who managed to make Copperhaven lose the war. Their greatest threat and the creator of the Iron Construct.
The leader had felt that he was different from the people thrown into Endside. But he didn't expect the difference to be so vast and wondered how someone like that could be here.
He still remembered how the harenar said the answer he was seeking would appear soon. Most likely, he was deliberately captured to find that answer, and his presence would shake Copperhaven once everyone heard he's in Endside.
Even now, when they heard him, they knew before them was an extraordinary figure not to be underestimated. Perhaps the leaders had already targeted him, making the figure in front of them the more dangerous.