"Mercenaries" suggests people are doing this as a willing trade, and not by coercion.

[In other words: no, he wouldn't, because he has moral objections to the premise of the question itself. But, he realises there's little use in complaining about it now.]

But I see your point. To her, using us is in her best interests. To that end, I imagine she'll draw out our contracts for as long as possible.