Yes, the locals are a little odd.

[The girl - he can't remember her name - who had been overly eager to break fingers had been mildly alarming, but he didn't consider her dangerous. She hadn't tried very hard to hurt anyone, and Byleth had easily disrupted her impulsive scheme just by holding her hands captive.]

But, most mercenaries are strange like that. It didn't strike me as anything out of the ordinary, really.