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How do I get someone to be my protector?
1 of 8: Did you ask everyone in the mercenary camp?
2 of 8: They all say no. They also all say something else.
3 of 8: They're all fixated on getting paid for their service.
4 of 8: Narr'Havas said it most succinctly. Once they get paid, they're outta there, and then the Carthaginians will come after you with a gleam in their eyes and a rope in their hands.
5 of 8: It all boils down to one thing: your survival depends on making sure the mercenaries don't get paid.
6 of 8: You can't keep the mercenaries from going to the bank --
7 of 8: -- but you can keep the bank from going to them.
8 of 8: Sneak back into Hannon's camp and steal the payroll money.