With the Borealis done, Kael left their territory.
Now, with another tribe under him, he would have more 'weight' in his words, making it easier for him to recruit them.
But at the same time—
That weight didn't just add to his words, it also added to his shoulders, now, there were about four hundred more lives that were dependent on him.
Lives that had chosen walls over the storm and had put their trust in him.
This was also the reason Kael did not trust the recruitment. Others had sensed his mood as well, and they didn't blame him, they too, could feel the weight of this responsibility.
After all, this wasn't just recruitment, this wasn't them visiting old friends, telling them to come live with them—
It was dragging frightened people out of their old lives and forcing them to gamble their lives on Kael's name.
And that, unless one was completely heartless, came with a huge mental toll.
