Several days later, on the way back, Ryo's Team finally convinced the Abundance Village Lord and his guards (as well as a few other Lords) to undergo the alliance ceremony.
It naturally wasn't easy to do this, and all the Lords actually brought scores of people each, mostly guards. After each territory they passed by as they headed back to Alterra, scores of people would be added to the party, letting it grow bigger and bigger.
When they saw the large entourage, the Alterrans' eyes could only twitch, but they also understood.
Although they made oaths, oaths could have loopholes, so the citizens were naturally very guarded of their Lord. After all, if the Lord died, the entire territory would be destroyed!
Not to mention, what if it was a ploy and the enemy attacked while the Lord was gone? What would they do then!?
