What's this even about! Andrea wanted to argue, "First, we only took 250 pounds; second, we needed that 250 pounds to support the team."
However, he couldn't utter these words, because it was obvious that once he brought up these reasons, the other party could simply shut him down with a sentence:
It's none of my business.
I was only responsible for helping you find Fengkexim, so you need to deliver on your promise. As for how much bounty you obtained afterward, what the costs and profits are, it's none of my business.
What was worse, the Spartans surrounding them had started to murmur among themselves.
As one of the few large mercenary groups, Steel Cross certainly had to consider its reputation. If this had been in the wilderness, Andrea wouldn't have wasted words with Aske—just not killing him would have been a mercy.
