At the top of the fortress hierarchy stood Major Kraft, an Enforcer of Master rank, followed by two Intermediate Enforcers: Captain Bernard and Captain Grégoire. The rest of Invictus' forces were composed of Enforcers bearing the rank of Initiate.
The wall was already showing cracks. If it had only been one Initiate, the makeshift structure wouldn't have even trembled. But it wasn't one, nor ten, nor even a hundred—it was well over a thousand now, and their numbers kept growing as more reached the wide gates.
Unsurprisingly, the wall couldn't hold for long, but it lasted just enough for the Enforcers to form a proper formation.
Captain Bernard had immediately assessed that they were outnumbered by far, and that fighting without strategy would lead to devastating losses on their side.
If he'd had a choice, he would have prevented the confrontation altogether.
