Thereafter, Reto immediately had his men spread out in the Min Tai region, which was leaderless, and, after clearing out several bandit groups that were taking advantage of the chaos along with refugees from Ridenburg, they forcefully took control of the area.
Of course, the entire process was not as smooth as described, but the capabilities of Reto, Mano, Batom, Yulier, and especially the former White Mane Legion Captain Votarong, played a decisive role. Without them, the refugees from Ridenburg would have remained just a bunch of refugees.
What greatly surprised Brand was that, at the beginning of the 'Amber Sword's' campaign, there were indeed differences of opinion. However, Yulier, Batom, and Votarong firmly stood by his side.
Votarong's soldierly silence and obedience to orders made this decision unsurprising to Brand, and Batom's recent loyalty to him in Brags was also understandable.
