"I want to continue following Aske," she replied.
Apilius keenly discerned that she did not "want to be a mercenary" but rather wanted to "follow Aske." He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked with a smile,
"His strength is not bad, but he's chosen the wrong path."
"Being a mercenary is a career with no future. Living a nomadic life roaming from place to place, subsisting on the chaos of war, you'll eventually be rejected by the lords everywhere."
"Lords only see mercenaries as a temporary source to bolster their military might. Once their own military establishment is complete, they will view mercenaries as a threat to public security, a dire concern for their hearts."
