The tone of voice grates on Kirkland’s nerves, but he forces himself to stay
calm. He’s encountered corporate mercenaries plenty of times before. Some of
them are fraggin’ psychopaths. Others are just nuts. Birnoth mercs have a pretty
good rep, based on everything Kirkland’s ever heard, but that doesn’t mean the average Birnoth operative has anything
like a normal psychological profile. Caution is advised.