The merchants that Avery's team had rescued were obviously grateful and offered them a decent reward for their help.
Of course, after expressing their gratitude, they asked if Avery would be willing to escort them through the system to where the next hyperlane entrance they were taking was located.
It was clear that having been attacked once that they were looking for some more protection.
While the mercenaries that they had hired were three small groups of decent two stars, there just were not enough of them to serve as proper escorts. There were only eight mercenaries, which meant that there were not even two to serve as protectors for each cargo ship.
Any large group of priates would see them as perfect prey, and that fact had already been proven.
The price that the merchants were willing to pay, even for just an hour and a half, was honestly a bit low considering the strength of Avery's company.
