"Foot soldiers aren't the same as minions. Minions implies a level of being subservient that bothers me. Loyalty's a good thing, even when you take it to unquestioningly following orders and a willing to die for a cause. Dismissing the people who do that as unimportant, when most wars are fought, won and lost on their shoulders and with their lives -" He grimaced and shook his head. "I don't care how pretty they are. It's not something that should be dismissed."