[Storyteller's POV]
At the death of Elijah Crook, the Marquis of Achtreal March, the citizens rejoiced. The soldiers who had always been loyal to him fled the March without looking back; they didn't even bother to counterattack as they received the people's wrath.
Those who had no choice but to join Elijah so they could sustain their lives immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered themselves. A lot of them hadn't killed a single citizen and those who had were forced by the situation.
Because of their love for their home—their March, they wanted to stay even though they had to become slaves to the people whom they had offended during their days of being Elijah's subordinates.
The citizens were sure of their sincerity and only demanded them to forfeit all of their possessions to the March. They didn't have to become slaves but they had to start all over, which was not a problem for them.
