Despite the ruckus, the number of players that quit the Dawn Mercenary Team was not great.
They numbered a few hundred. These players were impatient and hot-tempered, which was a factor in their decision to quit. They wanted to fight for the freedom of the Iron Dukedom.
The critical factor that kept the majority of players from defecting was the City of Dawn!
As in the eyes of the players, William was a compassionate Half-Elf Lord.
The City of Dawn did not have any slaves, and the residents did not have to worry about food and lodging. The happiness index in the City of Dawn was much higher than the two Human nations.
This proved that William was a magnanimous Lord. They were mercenaries under William, so they had no reason to quit because of the aristocracy of the Black Lava Dukedom. It was not worth quitting.
Iron Dukedom had claimed it was fighting for freedom.