Yet, revealing the existence of the arrays to everyone wasn't an option either. If there truly were moles hidden among their ranks, such knowledge could be leaked, putting the entire settlement at risk.
Her mind flashed back to the rogues that had ambushed them on their journey to the west, reckless, unyielding, and unafraid of death. If those same rogues decided to attack the settlement, they would stop at nothing to slaughter everyone inside.
Perhaps they were overthinking… but what if they weren't?
"Then how about we expand the settlement and keep everyone inside the borders? That way, even if we set up traps and offensive arrays all around, they wouldn't endanger our people, they'd only target intruders."
