The civilians felt... the lord wasn't coming.
It was also because Sivis's people were simply too few. Normally, at this moment, someone with a "personal bodyguard" kind of role would step forward and declare, "Lord Sivis will arrive in a few minutes," to trick the civilians into holding the line.
But the only person at Sivis's side who could handle that role, Renna, was still unconscious, slowly and gradually moving toward the Silver Rank.
Vikalina, this female knight, had just gotten into the game and hadn't even considered this possibility. So she could only watch as the courage the civilians had just gathered crumbled away bit by bit, as the monsters approached and doubt crept in.
