Andre's reaction was not slow, having people widely publicize the contributions his mentor, Lance, made during his tenure.
Regrettably, even with Andre's prompt response, he was still unable to win this battle of public opinion, because nobles, ministers, lords, and merchants joined the fray—they joined Princess Elusha's ranks and told the common people how they had been bled dry by Regent King Lance.
Some even said the Regent King had ruined their families.
As more and more nobles, ministers, lords, and merchants joined Princess Elusha's team,
the originally stable situation began to crumble, with numerous provincial nobles, generals, and lords defecting to Princess Elusha's ranks.
Their slogan became "Purge the court, execute the traitorous villain Lance."
After struggling for three months, Princess Elusha finally broke through the passage to the Eternal City, and her troops were at the city's gates.
