The woman raised a brow at Erich in a mix of disbelief and admiration. She let out a HAH which sounded more like a thunderclap than a laugh and inclined a nod to the large knowledgeable man.<br/><br/>"You are less a barbarian than I expected. It seems honor has not been fully extinct in the Inner Sphere. We refer to the custom as taking bondsmen. If the Commander agrees to the terms, I'm in no station to reject becoming bondswoman."<br/><br/>She looked over to Walter who was frankly a bit surprised and confused. Erich was a font of all kinds of knowledge and never seized to surprise of course. And apparently the woman followed some sort of moral code from the Star League Era. He nodded and lowered his weapon finally.<br/><br/>"Very well. We accept the terms." He sighed and put his palm against his head, stumbling a step before he regained full balance. It started to dawn on him that he had taken an SRM to the head just a moment ago. "Erich, can you handle the Kuritans, I think I need to get back to the Bastion and have a moment..."