I'll be replying to two of your spoilered questions beneath, but I won't put my answers in spoiler tags as I don't really think they spoil anything at all.
Aldred is pretty much the unofficial leader in town, though he gets help from Evelyn for things that require a more delicate hand. There used to be a more formal setup (hence the large town hall and the training grounds), but it's dwindled over the years.
Similarly, there is a local militia that Aldred trains and leads, but it's small and not really all that suited to dealing with a coronation. Not to mention that it lacks any magical security whatsoever, which is where Truthsayer Merek was supposed to come into the picture.
We'll be diving deeper into these issues when I decide to reintroduce Aldred. He's been gone for the last few updates because parts of his role in the story tie into the Fey Court, and I wanted to see if we were going to reach that goal before committing to anything. With that out of the way, his story is ready to continue at any moment.