Killing their own kin?

"Is that the ruler of our city?" One of the civilians, standing on the high wall of 30 feet, gasped in shock from the sight.

The others followed soon and chattering began between them all, now having doubts if the city will stand or not, "Should we surrender ourselves to them?"

"Should we?"

"We shouldn't, what happens if they kill us all?"

"I heard some good reputation from that army, though?"

"We should still defend the city!"

"THEN WE'LL DEFEND THE CITY!"

"DON'T GIVE IN TO OUR INVADERS!"

The doubt and chaos that had spread in the mind of men, women and children, even soldiers, watching from the wall now had disappeared. Their decision was one and true, defend the city and not give up on the defender.

Though a man, out of a sudden, with an unbuttoned shirt of red, revealing a muscly part of his torso, jumped from behind the crowd. Landing one leg stable on the ground and the other on the parapets of the wall.