Makary's mercenaries imposed strict time discipline over the entire camp.
But while it meant that everyone worked long hours, the same applied to the breaks.
The schedule was extremely tight but allowed for a fair amount of good rest. Starting with a dinner and then extending for quite a bit into the evening, the mid-day break allowed everyone to hide away from the sun when it shone the brightest.
And right as I was about to leave the temporary headquarters to look into the matters of the proper headquarters, the time for the dinner came… And a whole load of shocked faces for me to snack with my eyes on.
And with no surprise, this was when the imperials motivated by the early display of food discrepancy came to learn a harsh lesson.
"The food allowance is decided in the morning, so you will have to stick with the cans. I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do about it, orders straight from the headquarters."