Unexpected Guest
The throne room was dead silent.
Who would expect a fierce display of strength from someone with a city on the brink of collapse? Moreover, they were told that Leonardo is supposed to be some sort of sharp, intelligent, and wise businessman.
No matter what, a businessman would never cut their final path to retreat in the face of a calamity. Is this to say that he didn't care for the rise or fall of his fledgling feudal state? Or perhaps, he has some hidden cards yet to play, capable of changing the flow of the battle in his favor?
The scholar maintained a calm, pensive expression as he ran through his options silently. However, the rest of the group had it far worse as they were long entrenched in the belief that they'd rather die than kneel down to a pretty boy from some god-knows-what-forsaken land.