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Perhaps this was why Mandy Qamar had grown so powerful; controlling a corporate company was easy, but she knew all too well that if she wanted a mercenary group to work for her, it wasn't just about being generous with money. One should also treat the team with heart to evoke a sense of mission in these people, rather than relying on a purely monetary employment relationship.
The two men approached lightly, nodded at Mandy Qamar, took some offerings for the ceremony out of their backpacks, and arranged them one by one. Hector Gordon took out a bottle of clear liquor, opened it, and addressed the tombstone, "Brother, today is the seventh day since you've been gone. We've come to see you, and brought all your favorite foods. We wanted to bring beer, but Nathan said it's too cold down there, the beer would be too chilly, so he told us to bring a nice bottle of white liquor to warm you up. Don't be picky, it's all for you, drink up."