Day shrugged, she had spent most of her first days in a daze, wondering why she was in this town and not dead as she had guessed she should be. By the time she had come to her senses everyone had calmed down. "It is," she nodded. "Hopefully some of them will actually battle today."

Half of her wanted them to not, wanted them to push. Just so an example could be made earlier. Easier on everyone in the long term.