Where Arnett was on full alert at the surprise appearance of this stranger Mills breathed a sigh of relief and even waved at him.
"Ah, my apologies sir," he said with a bow before sheathing his sword.
As a member of the city guards he knew every single one of the cultivators by their appearance. There were only about 70 of them so it wasn't difficult to remember each one.
"W-What brings you here?" he initially inquired but remembered their sticky situation, "Wait no, it is good that you are here! We need your help!"
Arnett leaned in and asked in a low voice, "Who is this person?"
"He is one of the foreigners!" Mills explained.
"Then why is he here? Shouldn't he be fighting at the gate?"
"That...I don't know," Mills obviously could not answer and instead looked towards Wern for an explanation.
But Wern cleared his throat and changed the topic, "Help with what exactly?"