Evian had his eyes looking out the window quite similar to how he had been when they had been on their way to Kalkao a few days ago,
'Commendations huh?' he thought, 'Seems like a necessary 'Evil'.
I don't really care about advancing in ranks within the Martial Temple but if ranks give me more freedom and more chances to sniff out prey, then why the hell not?
My reason for joining the Martial Temple from the start was a plausible reason to travel around the Kingdom and even beyond. Sure, I could do that on my own but then who knows how I'd pick prey to gain Soul Points.
As a Border Knight, I get sent to do the Martial Temple's bidding and without the slightest bit of attachment to the cause, I get what I want; Indiscriminate killing of 'Enemies of the state'.
It's a Win-win.
The Temple gets to believe they're keeping the peace and I get to line my metaphoric pockets with Soul Points.'