That was not an act of cruelty or hatred. Gideon realized that making them understand could no longer be done gently; he had to do it harshly, forcing them to imagine the worst possible reality.
Telling them that their deaths were so close if they didn't get treatment was the right thing, but it wasn't noble.
Living for a long time with the people of this world made Gideon realize that the majority of them were all afraid of death.
Nath helped by convincing them. Nath explained that Gideon and his team had brought Rockvalley to a better state than ever before.
"If we work together, it's not impossible that our village will be as big as Rockvalley," Nath explained.
"All right."
"Only because Nath is with you, then I will obey," said one of them, followed by similar responses from the other villagers.
