“A child has come onto my land crying. There’s no reason not to help.”
That was the reason for the request in Krang’s letter. More accurately, it probably meant he couldn’t simply overlook something wrong happening right before his eyes. For instance, Krang didn’t tolerate bandits running rampant anywhere within the Kingdom’s territory.
Of course, there might be those who turn to banditry because making a living is hard. Could there also be people forced into banditry because of a lord’s oppression? There could be.
But such cases were extremely rare. In fact, it was safe to say there were almost none. Living as a bandit in a land teeming with monsters and demon beasts was difficult unless you had considerable confidence in your own skills.
Therefore, those operating in Naurilia now, in a trade that was neither mercenary work nor guard duty, were doing it simply because they preferred stealing and plundering. And there was no longer any nonsense of great nobles backing bandit groups to encroach on another noble’s territory.