Nowhere in Sight (Part 1)

Fargo Village 

In the outer wall gates, all the guards were on high alert, pointing at the ground and ready for whoever attacked. Well, however ready they could be considering how tired they were. 

They had only managed to deal with the mobs a few hours prior, and then had to prepare for the war afterward. 

Excluding the forces that fell and hunted down before the wars, Fargo still had over a thousand guards along with the scores of Rongo mercenary team members remaining in the territory. 

It wasn't that Fargo didn't want to require the citizens to fight for him, but Belize said it could make them betray and help Altera instead. After all, becoming a citizen didn't guarantee loyalty at all—they would know that by heart.

Historically, it had happened plenty of times. So most territories just made the guards fight, as asking everyone to make specific oaths was too expensive.