As a freelancer, rather than as part of their army.

[ Sturmhond smiles at her. He had, after all, made exactly the same choice. Armies come with a lot of red tape. Privateers, mercenaries and bounty hunters have in common their ability to pick the jobs that suit, and avoid the ones that don't. ]

Fine work if you can get it. That's similar enough to what they do here. Every job has a price, regardless of its scale. I understand.