The city guards were beginning to relax now that they knew the boss of the monsters, as well as most of the threat, had been eliminated.
But it was not nearly enough.
They were all still exhausted from days of being kept on edge, while Karl's group was freshly rested when the fight started, though some might have been a touch hungover.
"Why don't you all take a break, and we will watch the city for a few hours? We've got enough that we can spread out along the walls and watch for incoming fights.
It might even lure out a few more of the beasts, though I suspect that with their leader gone, they will become less aggressive and more territorial.
That's closer to their usual nature." Karl suggested.
Prince Nathan frowned. Was that not supposed to be his line?
Sure, they were at a border city, but it was still on the Gathuzan side of the border. These were his people, and it was his duty to care for them, while the Darklight Host didn't even have a branch office on this island.
