Presumably some time ago when Alex went rampage he killed many of the key forces of the Hex making them suffer close to annihilation.
Many have been performing missions outside the Capital and were lucky enough to escape the disaster however due to the urgency, all of them were asked to get back as soon as possible to fill up the numbers.
In the wizard squads, those who were from the Magic tower were suspended for an indefinite period which was very hard for them to swallow.
They thought they would be punished after being caught or thrown out. However, the suspension did not make any sense and on top of that, their status was not what it used to be.
"Why do I have to go through all this..."
The guards standing at the main age grumbled.
Among them, an angry voice echoed from the person standing on the left.
"Even if many were killed, shouldn't the gate be guarded by lower-rank knights?"
"Don't complain."