What Your Character Is Really Thinking

[Enkidoh]

To be fair...

The point of having *you* do it cause of who you are. It's more like a celebrity making the rounds in a war zone (except this celebrity also fights) to boost morale than it is having you play waiter/waitress.

Right, it's a common trope in war stories, the commander who takes the time to care for the troops under their command, that they're respected as people rather than being considered cannon fodder. And to have the one who just took down Rhitahtyn and who the Garleans called with a terrified respect 'The Eikon Slayer' actually sit down and deal out soup to them personally, made them feel wanted and appreciated. And by that small token of appreciation, it made the Alliance soldiers who were waivering in their morale and even contemplating deserting, suddenly found new motivation and drive to participate in the battle.

Hells', even some Garleans have shown themselves to have this attitude, although alas it's not a common attitude in the Imperial Army, where might makes right and expendability is more desired than altruism and compassion (Rhitahtyn tells his underling soldiers to withdraw when you first show up, knowing full well they'd otherwise be needlessly throwing their lives away on your blade, and Gaius cared deeply for his officers and troops).