The Mission At Hand - Part 2

Though nervous at the sight of so many large men being brought into their village unannounced, with their dangerous appearance, and their roguish backgrounds, most had still met his decision with praise. There, again, he had not shied away from acknowledging the difficulties that he expected to have. In that, he spoke to both the villagers and to his new soldiers.

"I expect that there will be some friction between old and new, for a time," Oliver said. "I ask to have your patience in that. Any disputes that might happen, I will have dealt with quickly, through Nila Felder, or through Greeves, or through the assistance of one of you fine upstanding citizens, I do not matter. One thing is clear – we must not have a repeat of the frictions that arose during Lombard's occupation. Solgrim is strong for its unity. With its wall, it will grow. Growing settlements will inevitably become fractured, but I would take measures to avoid the same happening to us."