Even the Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar helped out by approving the temporary suspension from the office for Wend’s two elder brothers.
“All of them want to form a bond with the dragon-killing hero by different means.”
This applies to the hired combatants too. Even if they aren’t hired for participating actively by the government or the feudal lord they were aiming to serve for, there are various advantages to standing out in the only mobilized feudal troops.