Harry
There came a scoff and a shake of Nykellen's head as Duch talked about the mercenaries having a bad reputation. "No kidding. I suppose it's the idea that mercenaries go for the highest bidder most likely. Me? I'm not that kind of mercenary. It's not fair on a client, providing they're not a complete twit." He shrugged and looked back to his horse and Duch's horse. When Duch gave his name and made the joke, Nykellen rolled his eyes in annoyance at the joke. "It's a pleasure to meet you your majesty." He answered sarcastically. 

He leaned back on his saddle then looked back to Duch "So where are you heading?" He asked. "I'm planning to head back to New Salvainia to see if I can get some work in one way or another." He was hoping for something akin to a bodyguard or monster routing job that could satisfy his skillset but he knew he might also end up guarding someone boring as a trip out to a church. 

At least he'd probably still get paid for it.
Gayle
"So your heading to New Salvainia? Well I can say the same myself. But I don't really know if there would be mercenary work there, just some peaceful place with rare conflict. For me, I'm just heading back there since I just miss the place. I had no luck with finding work anywhere else anyways and me and my girl here could use a long break for now. I could always work as a bodyguard while I am at it" Duch sighs with a sadness that clumps his throat. Sure becoming a full time bodyguard mercenary would be a great thing but he still needs to try and find ways to get his old mercenary band together again, at least the steppe tribe. But being unable to prove that he could fill the shoes of his father's with battle just shows how much he is no longer needed for the group. He is trying his very best doing solo missions but fighting alone is always difficult for a loud horse rider.

Maybe monster hunting could prove useful but his experience with monsters is very much lacking and could be a potential risk to his steed. The most expensive possession that is left of his father's old band in his hand. Honestly the only thing he can hope for is a war breaking out and just fighting the good fight to make up for his mistakes.

After he was done with grooming his steed, Duch packed up the grooming gears and lift his helmet off, revealing the steppe elven ears hidden beneath it. As he did, he pulled a small piece of jerky from a pouch and start chewing on it.
Harry
A sigh came from Nykellen as he reached into one of the saddlebags and pulls pout an apple and a small knife, too blunt to be used in combat. He begins to cut into it's flesh and take a bite from the slice he cut open. "I couldn't care less what the work is. So long as the client pays and isn't a complete arse, I'm happy to just get the work." He assures whilst he looked over the view infront of him.

"So if you can't find any sort of mercenary work. What would you do?" Mercenaries usually had to have a backup plan when the work runs out. For Nykellen, it would probably be translation, emergency surgery or repairing clothes. Nothing exciting but worthwhile just to pay a bill or two.

Meanwhile, his horse wandered over to Duch's horse to do it's usual interactions with it out of curiousity.
Gayle
"Well, I could always become a accountant, I may not look like it but I do know how to do economics since my fath... Master's mercenary band spending for horse fees were atrocious. Else I could always turn to farmwork. It's always the most lax job I could think off, it feeds my and my horse after all" Now stripping his armour to his Aketon due to it being quite the heavy suit. Duch leaves it's near his side before standing up to do some stretches to ease hid aching body from wearing armour almost all the time.

"It sure would be nice if my band bought horse armour. Sadly that would hinders the horses stamina since they are carrying both the weight of the rider with armor and their barding. Perhaps some half barding would do the trick. What do you think?" Switching the topic to something that Duch could discuss about to a fellow horse rider, Duch would like to know more how Nykellen fights. Perhaps he too fights on his mount or uses it as transportation to the battlefield.