"So do I," he says full-heartedly. "I don't like the cold, and I like soldiers even less. They like trouble, so they create it wherever they go." Even law-abiding citizens aren't safe, if there's really any such thing. Law-abiding. ...Or safety.

Detlef fills the mug and holds it out before returning the warm jug to its spot in the corner of the fireplace.

"Food is a plus too. I'll support food and drink and just about anything over people who think being paid to kill other people is a good idea camping out."