I suppose I can't refute, given the general trend of authors doing little or no research at all about themes (even central ones) of their works. The "battle" conclusion was where my mind went mainly because patrolling the city in full plate armor (plus closed visors, for extra blindness) is ridiculous, not just because it's uncomfortable overkill, but because hardly anyone but nobility could even afford such a kit. "City guard" if it at all existed (in many places there were just peasant militias) were just common soldiers from the local garrison, they hardly wore anything more than a padded gambeson, rich feudal lords might outfit them in mail at the very best. Also, polearms would not be weapons of choice (it's not like they'll be facing down cavalry charges), though I could give it a pass if they were summoned to fight a "large monster", which the car might be labeled as.It could be the city guard, summoned to deal with the magic car. Also looking at the crowd, it's just a couple of fully armored folks among a diverse group of fantasy people. There are elves, a wizard, some beast people, even a child.
As for the "civillian" looking folk, that wouldn't be out of place in the vicinity of a battlefield. War camps were followed by a lot of menial workers, yes even children among them.
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