Now that he had the ultimate responsibility, it was time to organize a defense. Avila vowed the Mukavia would never fall while he was still alive, and to that end, he had to create an army that was capable of defending it.
The only problem was that all of the capable men of military age had already gone south with Ferberg. In doing so, there were just about none of them left in Mukavia or on the main island of Swabia. In this regard, Avila was nothing but a pragmatist.
It wasn't just men that were capable of holding rifles. Anyone could shoot a rifle in the general direction of the enemy. Even kids as young as ten or pregnant mothers could hold territory if given the tools to make it happen.
And so ensued Avila's first general order to the populace--anyone capable of bearing a rifle had
