Alexander's speech moved some but confused most.
They knew the word professional- which meant someone expert and army which meant, well an army.
But what did a professional army mean?
Although in their defense, their confusion was justified as the concept of a professional army did not really exist at the time with only Exolas being the exception.
Even Amenheraft's so-called elites were originally just farmers that regularly received just two weeks of training per year during the winter when the peasants had nothing better to do.
Of course, the war over the last two years had transformed many into seasoned veterans.
Seeing the quagmire of confusion his soldiers were in, Alexander expounded, "Our employers hire us to either to protect their land or capture new territory. And the biggest complaint both of them have is mercenaries are destructive, mercenaries spoil the land that they conquer."
