I'm surprised you waited that long to ask.

[it's really hard for alvin to tell if people are too suspicious or too forgiving by not bringing it up constantly. he expects to hear it a hell of a lot more.]

I'm a mercenary back home. It's not always proud work, but my hands got tied a few times. You work with warring countries with no alliance yourself and... sometimes it means you have play both sides whether you want to or not.

[it's as simple as that. nothing personal—all business.]