"A merc, huh?" Gladio cocked his head to the side and looked the guy up and down. He was a little on the clownish side, acting the fool and borderline childish. It had reminded him just a bit of Prompto. But he knew how capable a fighter he was and now he was looking at this other guy, really looking at him... he was seeing hints. It was in the shoulders, the arms. There was strength there. And then the eyes. There was something...

"I believe it." Gladio replied with a low chuckle. "Personally I'm military trained. My job was to protect my Prince, now my King. But I've met a few mercs in my time. Most were good. Are you a good..." He gave a little gesture of his hand for the guy to fill in the blanks, because so far he had no idea what the guys name was.