Charles, although a civilian, had fought several battles on the battlefield, having experience with both the army and the navy. He knew not to bring along any arbitrary soldiers; thus, even though the population of Machu Picchu was booming, he selected only a little over two thousand men, leaving the rest to continue developing in Machu Picchu.
The reason he brought only two thousand men was also that the Purple Goldfinch Knighthood had less than three thousand men. Bringing too many would have been embarrassing for Krel Brittany.
Besides, the original Westwind Knights never had that many people.
This time, Charles left Taoles and Belisa in Machu Picchu. He had considered leaving Anatasiya as well, but since Anatasiya preferred the battlefield, he took her along with Dobin, Yellow Bear, The Spotted Deer Gwen, and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft.
