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Excuse me. May I ask for your ear?
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Sure thing. What's on your mind?
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I have the desire to be learning more about mercenaries. It is a subject of much fascination to me.
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Uh, sure, I guess. But I think you've heard most of the exciting bits by now.
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Nonsense. Each word you speak is full of excitement!
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Please give me more illumination. For example, are you receiving payment for your work here?
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Sure, me and Edelgard have a contract.
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Sure, me and Dimitri have a contract.
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Sure, me and Claude have a contract.
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Lucrative one, too, as these things go. Guess the boss thinks pretty highly of me.
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You said money was of importance for people who sell their swords.
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But what if an enemy offered a bigger payment? Would you be taking it?
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Are you kidding? I'd tell 'em to get lost before they could finish the offer. But there are plenty of mercs who wouldn't—gold sings loudest, you know?
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Still, if an enemy can outbid your current employer, it means they've got a good shot at winning.
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You'd need more than that to get a true merc to switch sides.
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Still, if an enemy can outbid your current employer, it means they've got a good shot at winning.
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And nobody who enjoys breathing wants to wind up on the losing side.
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So in Fódlan, one must try to be allies with the side that has more richness?
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See, that's the thing—trust is its own currency, too. I mean, let's say someone shows up with a pile of gold and asks you to switch sides. Tempting, right?
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But you gotta be careful. You could take them up on their offer, only to learn that the money was just bait, and the guy actually wants you dead.
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And to make things worse, the honest employer you just stabbed in the back now knows you're as reliable as a three-legged horse.
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Point is, integrity means more to a mercenary than money. Probably should've led with that, actually.
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I have understanding.
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Trust is of importance to everyone, but that has even more truth for a seller of swords.
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You got it. Oh, and trust me—folks who hire for the best jobs make sure to know everything about you before extending the offer.
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But there's a flip side to that coin—if you're the type of employer who likes to leave mercs in the lurch, you better believe that word'll get around.
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Hard enough to stay alive without that nonsense.
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That is a thing we all share in common. We wish to keep breathing, as you said.
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And what if I was offering a job? We are on the same side. Would that be betrayal?
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Brigid is a land of richness. We can offer much in exchange for the selling of your sword.
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Sounds tempting, but... Eh, I can't. I've gotta see my current contract through first.
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Sorry, Petra. I'm off the market until I see my current contract through.
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Also, didn't we just get done discussing how terrible it is to abandon a job before it's done?
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Ha! I knew you would be declining. You are the model of a mercenary!