Following the calls for them to follow the people from the Holy Light Church, it didn't take long for the leader to agree with their demands. Not because he had been convinced by their words, but instead because he understood that there would be little risk to them if they followed a force like the Red Dawn Legion.
Not to mention, as an adventurer himself, there was no way he would ever say no to what was essentially free money.
The reason someone like Thomas didn't voice any complaints either had to do with the simple fact that he was incredibly curious about this giant ant nest and the reason why the church had decided to mobilize a group of people from an important legion like the Red Dawn Legion.
That and the fact that the people from Red Dawn Legion wouldn't bother them unless they ended up getting in the way of their mission.
