The problem with the first method was that Vol would always be limited by the System. If he suddenly gained a thousand men out of nowhere, he wouldn't have had the ability to use them.
It seemed to him that the only real option was to do what he could to understand why people followed him in the first place. He still didn't entirely get it.
"I agree, Northy, we need something to attack. There's no point in an army if you don't crush something," Vol said.
"Obviously!" Northy agreed, grinning. "So who the fuck are we gonna kill? There's still a good month or two left of spring. We could go travelling, and do some raids, to see what the Syndrans are up to at this time of year. That would be something, wouldn't it?"
"I said I'd slay an Earl," Vol pointed out.
