Alexander had been concerned about the possibility of Chief Metztil betraying him from the day he had chosen to consider allying with the man.
And he had gone through the usual list of things to do to try and mitigate that.
However, every single one of them ran into the same problem- a gross lack of even the most simple trust.
The two groups were two very different people- the language was different, the command structure was different, and even the military values one looked for in a soldier were different.
Not to mention, the experienced Alexander only needed to take a single glance at the Helvati tribesmen to understand such people could never be 'tamed' by his officers.
He noticed that the Helvati always kept a good distance from his legionary camp and whenever Alexander felt their gaze fall on him, it seemed to be one of weariness, suspicion, and even subtle hate.
