Most importantly, several major garrisons near Luminara City were actually under Pluvia Camelot's command. Before her return, those court officials and princes had summoned troops, but with Pluvia absent, they had no authority to mobilize these forces.
Kenji couldn't mobilize them either. If not for fear these armies had already mutinied, he would have simply brought Pluvia to command the troops directly. But considering safety concerns, he chose to go himself.
Fortunately, the seal he left at home was only the Grand Marshal's seal. As for the "replica imperial seal," he always carried it with him. Faced with this "imperial authorization," the commanders ultimately chose to follow Kenji to Luminara City to rescue the empress.
Additionally, Kenji sought out Rinas, ordering him to dispatch most of the large garrison under his command to protect the empress.
