Dagar's first responsibility was the Redoubt.
Max's elite team had only one.
The difference placed them in conflict before the first creature reached the courtyard.
"The western passage can reach the exchange gate." Dagar said after receiving the route report. "My soldiers will escort you."
The elite captain rejected it.
"The western passage crosses two unsecured junctions. We hold here until you control them."
"Holding Max inside the residential wall leaves him farther from his gate."
"Moving through an unknown breach places him beside the threat."
Dagar wanted Max returned to Sanctuary because a visiting Dungeon Master dying under safe conduct could end every possibility created by the exchange. The elite captain cared less about diplomacy than the immediate route.
Max followed the rule established during training.
"We hold until the captain approves movement." he said.
Dagar disliked losing time and accepted that Max's team possessed the relevant judgment.
