Thanks to the training by Tejirof, Gear and his companions are ready for their first mission.  But they will learn a harsh lesson in the Hard Wars, that there is a fate worse than death. 
it decreased the quality of their troops
and cost them the people's trust.
lo que disminuía la calidad de sus tropas
lo que disminuía la calidad de sus tropas y disminuía la confianza de la gente.
o que diminuía a 
qualidade de suas tropas