"Listen up, everyone. There is only so many of us here, so we need to make every single person count. I won't accept any excuses for free-willed insubordinate this time. While I know that we all chosen to follow the mercenary path in order to not put our lives against the impossible odds… But right now, as long as we succeed with this small ruse, we most likely won't ever be forced to fight again through the rest of our lives!"
Fen speech wasn't something that he came up with on the spot, but something that Victor actually created for him. While in terms of the ability to figure out something on the flight both of the men were equals, given his diplomatic experience, Victor was simply far better at crafting the drafts for rousing speeches like the one that Fen was currently bringing to life.
According to Fen's older friend, there were three rules that one had to follow when coming up with the way to address his own people.