Chapter 772 Divided Paths, Shared Roots

• There was too much on the plate of those in charge—far too many responsibilities for them to spare attention for those at the bottom.
• No one was being deliberately excluded, of course, but kids without a "parent" to shield them? It would've been a miracle if they weren't feeling neglected.
• Soldiers who'd originally belonged to the Southern Military Camp had been split across different teams. Without a direct backer, some felt naturally left out, while others—those with "children" to look after—played favorites, as they say, even a mother's fingers are not all the same length.