So when Gerard was both the mayor and the Garrison Officer, the town government had almost no enforcement ability.
Even for minor matters like "lumberjacks fighting with villagers", Gerard would have to personally go out with his saber; otherwise, he would have to seek help from his former subordinates in Dusa Village.
And in fact, such trivial incidents as "lumberjacks fighting with villagers" happened quite frequently, occurring almost once a week, much to the annoyance of Mayor Mitchell.
Even the newly-appointed Winters experienced it once when several young men from the village east of the river were beaten black and blue. At that time, Winters was busy dealing with the threat of wild beasts and let both parties off with a warning after some admonishment.
In order to realize his desire to make Wolf Town a truly prosperous market town, Gerard Mitchell was very keen to establish a formal security force.