Quote Originally Posted by tomandtish View Post
Of course, this is bad for the rest of the city and the other troops. But it does help showcase conflicting loyalties. Ultimately, Hinjo's first duty seems to be to his oaths as a member of the SG, not to his people. He is concerned about them, but he's making plans based on defending the gate specifically.
Probably because he doesn't have the troops to fight off the invasion. Especially when 1200 men at arms that he could have used were taken by the nobles fleeing, plus their ninja. Maybe 30 paladins on the battlements would have helped, it might have prevented the walls being torn up so much. But maybe not. Not much help they could have been if the army charged like they did.