Bone Baldy sought out Keledu over the matter of incorporating that ten-thousand-man squad. This time, the number of people under his command had more than doubled. With so many matters now difficult to handle, he could only turn to Keledu for help.
After all, if Keledu had not taken the lead back then, he likely would not have taken in these remnants. Now that problems had arisen, he naturally went to Keledu and the Faith Order.
Fortunately, Keledu's assistance to Bone Baldy was extremely timely. He immediately dispatched priests and followers proficient in medicine from the Faith Order to treat the wounded among the remnants. At the same time, Keledu urgently provided Bone Baldy with a batch of grain to cover his people's consumption.
Bone Baldy had been deeply unwilling to accept these remnants. It was not only because the wounded and defeated soldiers would affect morale, but also because most of this remnant force's wealth had already been divided among the other divisions of the Iron Bone Tribe. Other than the people themselves, he would gain almost no benefit.
Their original pastureland was immediately claimed through verbal agreements by other military leaders within the Iron Bone Tribe, supposedly in support of the war effort.
The herds and slaves that had accompanied the army were also seized by those military leaders of the Iron Bone Tribe. The small flock of sheep left behind was simply not enough to sustain these defeated soldiers.
This caused Bone Baldy enormous trouble in feeding them. After all, feeding more than ten thousand mouths required a truly staggering amount of food.
And Bone Baldy's troubles did not end there. Although the great increase in his population was a good thing, it brought even more problems.
These people had originally belonged to that Commander of Ten