The will to act

After much deliberation from the council members, Von's suggestion was actually an acceptable one. They had made preparations for a thousand strong army to head off to the shadow contenant. At the moment the entire of Avrion's army only consisted of around 2000 troops. 

So sending half of their force was already a big deal. For those that would stay, it would be Sylvia and Wilfred and the other council members. Most of the troops that would be left behind were part of the former Black rings, who were still training and becoming skilled in battle. 

But it was clear that the stronger ones were sent off in this fight.

While everyone else was called to action, Lenny would be in charge of the magical division, which was composed of ten students and that included Roy. It was still incredibly small compared to other places.