Wow, things ain't looking good. Bragniore (sp) managed to evade the bell except for a foot which isn't great but is better than dying outright. And the Queen is straight up throwing her body into the battle.
I'm not sure if the baron saying radiant is a turn of phrase to be clever or actually indicative of him knowing something.
That said, these barons sure turned out to be way more dangerous than their intro led you to believe