Xavier would counter Dak by saying we may not need an army but the when the time comes when we do, it won't be like we can just pull one out of our behinds. Building an army takes time and concentration and needs to be looked into ahead of time as soon as possible.
And there is no better time then the present.
Galder has rejected his xp bonus! Interesting.
You may also wish to bear in mind that the execution rate is part of the deal with the Epireans. They'll just start killing them themselves rather than sending them over if they see you've gone soft on it.
But all this talk is dragging on a bit, and these people are acting in the spirit in which you rule. Blue faced guy just killed a fighter with his axe.
And that's a good point. If we stop this, then we're going to have to come up with some other way of recruiting them. We kind of have to keep this up.
And as I said above - if you want an army so bad...then let's finish this up, and start out with those who survive. Let them know that we've got bigger plans right now, and that as those who've proven to be some of the best, they can get high positions amongst that.