His subconscious behavior of minimizing unit losses came across as a demonstration of his consideration for his subordinates to the newly joined Grey Wolf mercenaries. Although the previous 'Mane Wolf' Macaro could also lead them to victory time and again, as a noble-born commander, it was their common failing to regard the casualties of their subordinates merely as a number. In Vorn, where productivity far exceeded that of Earth's Middle Ages, the abundant population made manpower just a consumption number in the eyes of commanders during war.
However, Brand was born in the game. As players, every NPC deployment was purchased with real gold and silver, and some even came from special missions; it could be said that each one was hard-earned, so they were naturally reluctant to use them as cannon fodder.
