Agreed. Like, let's say we get to this town, and it turns out that the mercenary guild we paid these guys to join is actually extremely corrupt (like those soldiers from Avatar: The Last Airbender that Zuko fought to save that kid). There's too many of them for us to take on in a fight, but we can't stand to let it go. If only we had some powerful backup to fight alongside us...or better yet, someone (something?) scary enough that they won't even try, and we can save the town without even having to resort to violence.