United Kingdoms

Such an alert system certainly had its drawbacks and could react to an animal or some harmless traveler, but there was nothing to be done about it. The idea was that, if necessary, the sentry or the operational group would signal without engaging in confrontation, and the village soldier garrison would immediately move out in response. Helmut decided to distribute the squad's responsibilities in such a way as to avoid sending the whole group back and forth, and so that in the event of some nasty trick by the supposed enemy, several fighters would remain in the village and could either offer resistance or pass the signal further down the chain.
Therefore, after instructing the village sentries to keep watch on the other fronts, and leaving Julia, Vigg, and Mekri as backup, Helmut addressed the residents, telling them not to rejoice too soon and not to panic prematurely, and, taking Gale with him, set out to check the south.