1. Oh, hey. You fishing too?
  2. Um...yeah.
  3. Ease up, kid. We're on the same side now, remember?
  4. I know. Guess I'm just not used to it yet.
  5. We're not getting paid to kill each other anymore. We can just sit here like normal folks and catch [cdb]some fish.
  6. You're a mercenary, right? For us there's no such [cdb]thing as friends or foes once that contract's paid.
  7. Yeah, I know that too. You, uh...don't remember [cdb]me, do you?
  8. Should I?
  9. I used to run with Berling's Mercenaries.
  10. Berling... Ah, yes. That woman was an army unto [cdb]herself.
  11. Yeah. But you and your company wiped us out. My captain, my comrades... Every last one of them [cdb]died in that battle.
  12. So that's what this is about. You have a grudge [cdb]against me?
  13. Yes.
  14. No.
  15. I'd be lying if I said I didn't. I really liked that [cdb]scruffy crew.
  16. All of us got along, even the captain. They were [cdb]the best group I'd ever been with.
  17. And just like that, they were gone. I tried to tough it [cdb]out at the time, but it was really hard.
  18. No, I don't. Wouldn't be much of a merc if I held a [cdb]grudge against everyone I fought.
  19. But it was tough at the time. I really liked that [cdb]scruffy crew.
  20. All of us got along, even the captain. They were [cdb]the best group I'd ever been with.
  21. After what happened, I made myself a promise.
  22. I was gonna get stronger, and someday I would defeat [cdb]you and the Ashen Demon.
  23. But we're allies now, so you're going to have to let [cdb]that go, huh?
  24. Looks like it. But you know, part of me is relieved.
  25. I don't think I could've beaten the Ashen Demon [cdb]anyway.
  26. Hey now, what about me? Or are you saying you [cdb]could take me?
  27. Won't know unless I try. By the way...
  28. For a regular guy just catching some fish, you haven't [cdb]even got your hook on.
  29. Yeah, well, these old mitts aren't exactly made for [cdb]tying tiny knots.
  30. Give it here. I'll do it.
  31. Hah, not half bad, kid. Thanks.
  32. People call you a legendary mercenary, but you're [cdb]a lot less dexterous than I imagined.
  33. "Legendary" is what they call dead people. I'm still [cdb]alive and kicking, you know.
  34. Hey, and about what happened with Berling. I'm sorry.
  35. The whole thing was just two minor lords trying to [cdb]get the better of each other.
  36. If Berling hadn't come for us, we could've avoided [cdb]all the bloodshed.
  37. But she came roaring in, yelling that she would take [cdb]us down and make a name for herself.
  38. My kid couldn't afford to hold back at that point. I know that doesn't make it better, but...I hope [cdb]it helps.
  39. What's done is done. You were just doing your job. I know that.