Did I Say?

"An opportunity?" Ryu's gaze met the Steward's whose eyes shifted slightly to watch the new guests enter.

"Yes, an opportunity." The Steward turned back to Ryu. "You may have already picked up on some… peculiarities of our Mercenary Guild. As a Throne, you're in a unique position other geniuses are not…"

Ryu immediately understood what the Steward meant. Mercenaries were looked down upon because it wasn't a conventional occupation of the martial world. Without loyalties or ties, they couldn't accumulate Faith by normal means and as such, were usually avoided by geniuses of Ryu's caliber, or even lesser geniuses as well. However, weren't Thrones in the same boat?