บท 213: Distrust - Part 5

"You've got a foolishness to you. But there's also a clumsy strategy, from what I've seen in the village. In short, you have use to me, so I will make exceptions. I do not believe in the same way that you do that peasants are worth as much as the Serving Class – but not because I value the Serving Class. Merely because my men are soldiers, and they are capable of combat. That skill in combat is what I hold in the highest regard."

"Let me see… what can I offer you, hm? Do I even need make the offer, for you were quite contentedly dealing with the monsters on your own… That little splash of monster blood on your sleeve makes that rather evident," Lombard said.

Beam glanced at his sleeve in alarm. Sure enough, there, just below the elbow, was the tiniest splash of green blood. Not even that anyone would notice, but apparently more than enough for the Captain's perceptive eye.