Everyone thought Blaise was crazy for wasting nine silver pieces to travel all the way to Annalaias. He may have given most of them the impression that he was being paid for his services to avoid embarrassment but Hugo saw through that in an instant.
"You're really going to leave right after passing the lowest tier exam for a foreign girl? We don't know anything about her! She might have terrible intentions," he scoffed.
They had run into each other right as Blaise was finishing up obtaining permission to go. The Warrior class wasn't exactly like a formal military. Your credentials allowed you to do a variety of jobs, only some of which were directly related to military procedures.
Warriors could also be private guards, politicians, and tasked with enforcing public safety. Phrasing this situation like it was his first bodyguard job had allowed him to get away with it.
