you did show the reason yourself - read "... and i'll retire as a
mercenary." (c) Mordekai.
so - how can anyone be sure you will not continue fight as an enemy
especially given your need to revenge for all lost nobles and ships.
Reinis
P.s. hint - you could give us hostages in exchange for those 100,000 - at
least in old times this was the way to get out of conflict