They might not understand the importance of the outpost, but they knew it was those soldiers who kept the Heretics at bay. Otherwise, they would be exposed to the Heretics, where death would be the only option, or even worse, they might be eaten. The emotions they displayed were intensely real. Were those refugees who dared to attack Reynard's convoy over a morsel of food truly ignorant and insane? They were merely ordinary people struggling desperately at death's doorstep.Just like Lance, who had overturned his cart on the old road. If given any chance to live, they wouldn't have chosen to gamble with death. The difference was that Lance overcame the bandits, whereas they failed and became slaves. Fortunately, while their days here were filled with toil, ample food and strict rules were reshaping them back into human society.
