Originally Posted by
Yeshon
Snow Haven
"I think you're underestimating Eric's political power, he is effectively commander in chief now. Stephen is not an idiot, he knows something's up, but without enough evidence to turn the army against Eric, what can he do? Piss off the leader of the only two professional legions acting as homeguard? Stephen would take that excuse because he knows going to war with the Order of the Spear isn't a war he could win.
"Eric left 10,000 knights in Calasanctium, people who live, eat, and breath war. Say (and keep in mind this is extremely unlikely) the King manages to raise 50,000 Regulars, 10 legions of farmers with shiny swords who didn't have time for real training. How do you think that would work out?"