[ Cid nods, understanding. ] No, it isn't... [ It's not as if governments are built to care for all of their people — only some of them. ] Our goals are alike enough for my taste; can't say I know enough about the magic here to assume that it's anything like what I've got back home, so maybe it'll be that we align all too well... but you're right.

[ He doesn't hesitate to answer the unasked question. ] I do want coin. Can't make so much as a cup of tea with principals alone. The thing is, if coin was all I cared for, I've already got the job for that. [ He gestures at his uniform, careful to avoid spilling the tea, then pauses a moment. ] You don't have a uniform here, do you? Might be a deal-breaker, now that I think of it.