The lawless mercenaries of the Red Claw Guild had rules too—both the formal ones set by the Liberian authority and the unspoken codes circulating among the underworld mercenaries. One of the key unwritten rules was this: never betray the client’s information without a good reason. Sharing war stories over drinks at a tavern was one thing, but giving away an employer's secrets could destroy a mercenary's reputation. After all, who would hire someone who would sell out their employer for a bit of gossip?

But the Red Claw mercenaries? They were different.

They didn’t care about trust or reputation. …