The first task at hand was the infrastructure of the city. In the recent commotion, not only were the Warriors and Guards of the Previous City Lord killed, but quite a lot of buildings were also damaged.
Even the border walls were destroyed. It was a border City that was the first line of defense. And oftentimes, it was attacked from both sides. Despite knowing that, the enemies destroyed the border wall, not even leaving a single lifeline for the citizens.
It was as if they wanted to take away every last bit of hope from these people. They could've killed the citizens, but they let them live, possibly for them to cause a commotion or abandon the city.
Karyk was sure that there were some insiders who were a part of this and they were still in the city, observing everything. That was also a good excuse for him to convince the young man to keep his identity a secret.