With the addition of new refugees, the camp's population reached 163, excluding Axel, who wasn't present at the moment. This number was both a great asset and a great risk at the same time.
Among those new numbers, 75 were women, while the rest were men. And of those women, 44 joined the Valkyrie Knight Order without hesitation.
The men? They weren't allowed into the order...
It wasn't that they were too weak or that there was gender bias. Rather, it was simpler—they weren't worthy of being knighted.
Of the men that remained, most were drunkards, former bandits, or men who lived in the underworld. They were far from loyal or trustworthy, disqualifying them from entry.
It wasn't that all men were trash, though... however, most of the "good" ones already died in the first waves. Either on the frontlines, fighting for their cities, or later on while helping their families escape.
Thus, only untrustworthy men and weak women remained.
