Can You Blame Him?

The next morning, the villagers were awoken by the sound of marching. At first, they were scared the army was going to crush their village, even if just in passing, but thankfully enough, the army took a small detour and stopped at the foot of the mountain. At this point, a middle-aged man with a rather scholarly disposition who looked like he didn't belong to the military came to the village alongside two men armed in full black armor.