I agree, but as you fail somewhere in this story as leader of the band, it must have a kind of compensation.
Instead of a desertion straight away, maybe give us the opportunity to try to convince our men to wait one more day before leaving the band with the promise to give them a bonus. Bargainings could take place here (in the same way we haggle for the contracts). So desertion could still happen but perhaps this time if we fail to persuade our men, perhaps another day (with a higher probability if we do that too often).